Molecular surveillance of hepatitis A virus in Argentina: first subgenotype IB detected in a traveler



Document title: Molecular surveillance of hepatitis A virus in Argentina: first subgenotype IB detected in a traveler
Journal: Annals of hepatology
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000414241
ISSN: 1665-2681
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Institutions: 1Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas "Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán", Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia de Hepatitis Virales, Buenos Aires. Argentina
2Hospital Regional de Ushuaia, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego. Argentina
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Season: May-Jun
Volumen: 13
Number: 3
Pages: 404-406
Country: México
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract By using molecular surveillance of hepatitis A virus, we characterized for the first time a subgenotype IB imported case in Argentina, a country with universal vaccination since 2005. The case was a crew member of a cruise ship. We consider this a case alert because of its multiple implications
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Gastroenterología,
Hepatitis A,
Virus de la hepatitis A,
Genotipificación,
Epidemiología,
Vacunas
Keyword: Medicine,
Gastroenterology,
Hepatitis A,
Hepatitis A virus,
Genotyping,
Epidemiology,
Vaccines
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