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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1409-0015</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicina Legal de Costa Rica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Med. leg. Costa Rica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1409-0015</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Costarricense de Medicina Forense]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1409-00152019000200101</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Hepatitis A]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Hepatitis A]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Herrera Corrales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Andrés]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Badilla García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jenny]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Área de Salud Naranjo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Área de Salud Palmares  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>101</fpage>
<lpage>107</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1409-00152019000200101&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1409-00152019000200101&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1409-00152019000200101&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El virus de la hepatitis A ha estado clásicamente relacionado con el mecanismo de transmisión fecal-oral, característica de países endémicos. El aumento de las condiciones higiénicas en nuestro entorno había supuesto una importante disminución de los casos de infección por estos patógenos. Sin embargo, en la actualidad, su epidemiología esta cambiando debido a nuevas vías de contagio en Europa. En el caso de la hepatitis A, están aumentando los casos debidos a la transmisión por vía sexual, especialmente en hombres que tienen sexo con hombres. Los cambios descritos deberían promover la implantación de nuevas estrategias de diagnóstico, manejo y prevención. La hepatitis aguda por virus de hepatitis A usualmente sigue un curso corto, benigno y autolimitado sin ocasionar una hepatitis crónica, sin embargo en algunos casos puede manifestarse mediante formas atípicas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Hepatitis A virus has been classically linked to the fecal-oral transmission mechanism, characteristic of endemic countries. The increase in hygiene conditions in our environment had led to a significant decrease in cases of infection by these pathogens. However, the epidemiology of these infections is currently changing due to new routes of transmission in Europe. In the case of hepatitis A, cases due to sexual transmission are increasing, especially among men who have sex with men. The changes described should promote the implementation of new strategies for the diagnosis, management and prevention of these diseases. Acute hepatitis due to the hepatitis A virus usually has a short, benign and self-limited course, without causing chronic hepatitis. However, some cases have an atypical presentation.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Hepatitis A]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[diagnóstico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hepatitis A]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[epidemiology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[diagnosis]]></kwd>
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