PMID: 9180674Jun 1, 1997Paper

Viral hepatitis in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
E L Marcus, R Tur-Kaspa

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to review the epidemiology, manifestations, therapy, and prevention of viral hepatitis in older people and to discuss issues of prevention and management. In developed countries a significant portion of the adult population is not immune to Hepatitis A virus (HAV). Morbidity and mortality from HAV infection increases with age. A safe and effective hepatitis A vaccine is available and health authorities should consider immunization early in life and for healthy adults as well as for potential high risk groups such as nursing home residents. Acute hepatitis due to Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is rare in older people and is usually a mild disease. Most older patients with chronic HBV infection who suffer from advanced liver disease have no evidence of ongoing viral replication. Therefore, they are not candidates for interferon therapy. Those with evidence of ongoing viral replication and compensated liver disease should be offered interferon or be included in clinical trials with new antiviral drugs such as lamivudine. Since the response rate to hepatitis B vaccination decreases with age, developing vaccines with greater immunogenicity is crucial. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most frequent cause of acut...Continue Reading

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