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Published on: December 15, 2023
Investigating acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children
Elizabeth Heavey1, Kathleen Peterson
1At the State University of New York Brockport, Elizabeth Heavey is a professor of nursing and the director of Graduate Nursing Programs, and Kathleen Peterson is a professor of nursing and the chairperson of the Department of Nursing.
Abstract:
In late 2021, the CDC was alerted to a cluster of children with hepatitis of unknown etiology at a US hospital. Similar reports began to emerge out of Europe. This article discusses the systematic investigation into these cases.
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