旅行相关甲型肝炎：居住地点和访问国家的影响

Travel-associated hepatitis A: effect of place of residence and country visited.

作者信息

Mele A, Sagliocca L, Palumbo F, Stazi M A, Rosmini F, Ferrigno L, Corona R, Osborn J, Gill O N, Pasquini P

机构信息

Laboratorio di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.

出版信息

J Public Health Med. 1991 Nov;13(4):256-9.

PMID:1764281

Abstract

The association between hepatitis A and domestic or international travel from Italy was investigated. Data from a nationwide surveillance system (SEIEVA) for type-specific acute viral hepatitis were used to compare 1102 hepatitis A cases with 3671 hepatitis B cases. An association between hepatitis A and travel was found in northern Italy, where most young and adult people are susceptible. Estimates of odds ratios vary dramatically according to geographical area of travel. Travellers to Mediterranean countries, Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and South and Central America had the highest education and age-adjusted odds ratios for hepatitis A, ranging from 6 to 25. Prophylaxis against hepatitis A for such travellers is recommended.

摘要

对甲型肝炎与从意大利进行的国内或国际旅行之间的关联进行了调查。利用一个针对特定类型急性病毒性肝炎的全国监测系统（SEIEVA）的数据，将1102例甲型肝炎病例与3671例乙型肝炎病例进行了比较。在意大利北部发现了甲型肝炎与旅行之间的关联，那里大多数年轻人和成年人易感。根据旅行的地理区域不同，优势比的估计值差异很大。前往地中海国家、东欧、非洲、亚洲以及南美洲和中美洲的旅行者，甲型肝炎的教育程度和年龄调整后的优势比最高，范围从6到25。建议对这类旅行者进行甲型肝炎预防。