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Table 2.2 Clinical characteristics of reported cases of acute hepatitis A* ― United States, 2009

Clinical characteristic
Availability of valid data for clinical characteristic
Cases with clinical characteristic§
No.
%
No.
%
Jaundice
1,104
55.6
760
68.8
Hospitalized for hepatitis A
1,182
59.5
464
39.3
Died from hepatitis A
1,098
55.3
10
0.9

*A total of 1,987 hepatitis A cases were reported during 2009.
†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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