Table 2.2 Clinical characteristics of reported cases of acute hepatitis A* ― United States, 2011
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| Clinical characteristic | Availability of valid data † for clinical characteristic | Cases with clinical characteristic§ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | |
Jaundice | 788 | 56.4 | 497 | 63.1 |
Hospitalized for hepatitis A | 798 | 57.1 | 343 | 43.0 |
Died from hepatitis A | 730 | 52.2 | 5 | 0.7 |
*A total of 1,398 hepatitis A cases were reported during 2011.
†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.
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