Skip directly to search Skip directly to A to Z list Skip directly to navigation Skip directly to page options Skip directly to site content

Table 2.2 Clinical characteristics of reported cases of acute hepatitis A* ― United States, 2010

Clinical characteristic
Availability of valid data for clinical characteristic
Cases with clinical characteristic§
No.
%
No.
%
Jaundice
948
56.8
646
68.1
Hospitalized for hepatitis A
1,020
61.1
433
42.5
Died from hepatitis A
937
56.1
9
1.0

*A total of 1,670 hepatitis A cases were reported during 2010.
†Case reports for which questions regarding clinical characteristics were answered with “yes” or “no.” Reports with any other response were excluded.
§Numbers and percentages represent only those case reports for which data regarding clinical characteristics were available; numbers likely are underestimates.


Top