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Hepatitis A - Management
Basis for recommendation
The clinical phases of hepatitis A are described in Guidance for the prevention and control of hepatitis A infection from the Health Protection Agency [HPA, 2009a], a review published by the National Travel Health Network and Centre [NaTHNaC, 2009], a review by the World Health Organization [WHO, 2009], the textbook Principles and practice of infectious diseases [Curry and Chopra, 2009; Wasley et al, 2009], a review of combined hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccination for travellers [Spira, 2003], guidelines published by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV [BASHH, 2008], a review article [Peyrin-Biroulet et al, 2008], draft guidance of National Standard Methods from the Health Protection Agency [HPA, 2010a], and in Department of Health guidance in the 'Green Book' [DH, 2009a].
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