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2000 Case DefinitionClinical case definitionAn acute illness with a) discrete onset of symptoms and b) jaundice or elevated serum aminotransferase levels Laboratory criteria for diagnosis:Immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody to hepatitis A virus (anti-HAV) positive Case classificationConfirmed: a case that meets the clinical case definition and is laboratory confirmedor a case that meets the clinical case definition and occurs in a person who has an epidemiologic link with a person who has laboratory-confirmed hepatitis A (i.e., household or sexual contact with an infected person during the 15-50 days before the onset of symptoms) See also: |
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