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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/822| Title: | Seroprevalence of Hepatitis A in Maltese adults |
| Authors: | Borg, Michael Angelo Portelli, Alfred V. |
| Keywords: | Hepatitis A Hepatitis A -- Epidemiology Hepatitis A -- Malta -- Statistics |
| Issue Date: | 1999 |
| Publisher: | Maltese Medical Journal |
| Citation: | Maltese Medical Journal. 1999. Vol. 11(1,2), p. 41-43 |
| Abstract: | The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) within the adult population of Malta. Serum from blood coincidentally taken for non-acute investigations in patients aged 20 - 85 visiting St. Luke’s Hospital over a three month period in 1996 (n = 320) was retrieved and tested for anti-HAV antibodies by Enzyme Immunoassay. The results obtained from these tests showed seroprevalence levels of anti-HAV antibody. Maltese adults fall into a pattern normally associated with low to intermediate prevalence countries. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/822 |
| Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 11, Issue 1,2 MMJ, Volume 11, Issue 1,2 Scholarly Works - FacM&SPat |
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