Male-Dominant Hepatitis A Outbreak Observed among Non-HIV-Infected Persons in the Northern Part of Tokyo, Japa
- Conditions
- Hepatitis A
- Registration Number
- JPRN-jRCT1030220164
- Lead Sponsor
- Kanda Tatsuo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
Patients with acute hepatitis A who were admitted to Nihon University
School of Medicine Itabashi Hospital, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan between 1 January 2018
and 30 April 2020 were analyzed in the present study. Acute hepatitis A was diagnosed
by positive testing for immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies to HAV. All participants were
negative for the IgM anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) core antibody, the anti-hepatitis C virus
(HCV) antibody, the IgA anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibody, or for anti-HIV antibody.
This retrospective study was approved by the ethics committee of Nihon University School
of Medicine Itabashi Hospital (protocol no. RK-180911-12). Participation in the study was
posted at the website of our institution. This study conformed to the ethical guidelines of
the Declaration of Helsinki.
1) Patients do not want to enter the present study.
2) Patients who investigators judged as illegeble patients.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ALT, Anti-HCV, HBsAg, Anti-HBs, Anti-HAV, Anti-HEV, HAV RNA
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method