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High prevalence of hepatitis B virus and low vaccine response in children and adolescents in Northeastern Brazil

Children have an increased likelihood of becoming carriers of the chronic hepatitis B virus. A total of 1,381 children and adolescents were assessed in five municipalities of Maranhao State, Brazil, for detection of anti-HBc, HBsAg and anti-HBs serologic markers and sociodemographic and behavioral f...

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Autores principales: Castro, Rogério Soares, Cordeiro, Bárbara Silva, Rolim, Marco Aurélio Ferreira, Costa, Alessandra Porto de Macedo, Santos, Max Diego Cruz, da Silva, Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto, Albuquerque, Ingrid de Campos, Fonseca, Lena Maria Barros, Pinho, João Renato Rebello, Gouvêa, Michelle Soares Gomes, da Silva, Antônio Augusto Moura, Ferreira, Adalgisa de Souza Paiva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10124778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37098921
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202365033