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Molecular characterization of hepatitis A virus isolated from acute gastroenteritis patients in the Seoul region of Korea.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Oct 2009
Park S-H, Kim E-J, Lee J-H, Choi S-S, Kim M-S, Jung S-S, Han G-Y, Yun H-S, Chun D-S, Oh S-S, Kim H-S
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a major public health problem throughout the world. As a result of declining HAV endemic in Korea, an increasing number of children and adolescents have become susceptible to HAV infection. HAV is related with sanitation conditions of the environment and is transmitted via the fecal-oral route, either through person-to-person contact or by contaminated water and food. The present study...
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