Acute Hepatitis A Viral Infection in People With HIV With Previously Documented Hepatitis A Immunity or Appropriate Vaccination: A Case Series

Stephanie E McLaughlin; Jason D Simmons; Hilary Armstrong; Elysia Gonzales; Robert M Rakita; Jeffrey S Duchin; Rena C Patel

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofab347

Acute Hepatitis A Viral Infection in People With HIV With Previously Documented Hepatitis A Immunity or Appropriate Vaccination: A Case Series

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 27;8(8):ofab347. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab347. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Authors

Stephanie E McLaughlin¹, Jason D Simmons¹, Hilary Armstrong², Elysia Gonzales², Robert M Rakita¹, Jeffrey S Duchin^{1

2}, Rena C Patel^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
² Public Health - Seattle and King County, Seattle, Washington, USA.
³ Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Abstract

We describe 4 people with HIV (PWH) who acquired acute hepatitis A (HAV) infection during recent King County, Washington, outbreaks despite documented immunity and/or vaccination. HAV revaccination may be needed in PWH with risk factors for HAV infection regardless of preexisting immunity.

Keywords: HAV; HIV; hepatitis; vaccination.

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