Key result
Hepatitis A virus was detected in the feces of 29.5% of patients admitted with acute infection, including 45% of those admitted within one week of dark urine onset.
Why the study?
How frequently is hepatitis A virus detected in the feces of patients hospitalized with acute hepatitis A relative to symptom onset?
Population
200 patients admitted to Fairfield Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, with acute hepatitis A
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May support fecal precautions within 14 days of dark urine in acute hepatitis A; leaves open optimal isolation duration.
Cohort (n=200)
No
How frequently is hepatitis A virus detected in the feces of patients hospitalized with acute hepatitis A relative to symptom onset?
Patients admitted to the hospital with hepatitis A within two weeks of dark urine onset may still be shedding virus and infectious, requiring appropriate fecal contamination precautions.
Coulepis et al. (1980) conducted a cohort in Acute hepatitis A (n=200). Hepatitis A virus was detected in the feces of 29.5% of patients admitted with acute infection, including 45% of those admitted within one week of dark urine onset.
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