PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ming Jie Lee
AU  - Sam Douthwaite
AU  - Ranjababu Kulasegaram
TI  - Acute hepatitis A infection after hepatitis A immunity in a HIV-positive individual
AID  - 10.1136/sextrans-2017-053246
DP  - 2017 Aug 31
TA  - Sexually Transmitted Infections
PG  - sextrans-2017-053246
4099  - http://sti.bmj.com/content/early/2017/08/31/sextrans-2017-053246.short
4100  - http://sti.bmj.com/content/early/2017/08/31/sextrans-2017-053246.full
AB  - Hepatitis A is a self-limiting infection caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), transmitted predominantly by the faecal–oral route including some sexual practices. Outbreaks are commonly reported in the men who have sex with men (population. Previous exposure is thought to provide life-long immunity against subsequent infections with the development of an HAV IgG response. This paper reports a case of acute Hepatitis A infection, despite evidence of a previously positive Hepatitis A IgG results in an HIV-positive individual.