Hepatitis A Virus Vaccine Escape Variants and Potential New Serotype Emergence

Pérez-Sautu, Unai; Costafreda, M. Isabel; Caylà, Joan; Tortajada, Cecilia; Lite, Josep; Bosch, Albert; Pintó, Rosa M.

doi:10.3201/eid1704.101169

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Hepatitis A Virus Vaccine Escape Variants and Potential New Serotype Emergence

Published Date:

Apr 2011

Publisher's site:

http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1704.101169 New Site Icon

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 17(4):734-737.

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Pérez-Sautu, Unai ; Costafreda, M. Isabel ; Caylà, Joan ; Tortajada, Cecilia ; Lite, Josep ; ... More ▼

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Document Type:

Journal Article

Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Description:

Six hepatitis A virus antigenic variants that likely escaped the protective effect of available vaccines were isolated, mostly from men who have sex with men. The need to complete the proper vaccination schedules is critical, particularly in the immunocompromised population, to prevent the emergence of vaccine-escaping variants.

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