Evidence of protection against clinical and chronic hepatitis B infection 20 years after infant vaccination in a high endemicity region

SUMMARY: Vaccination against hepatitis B virus (HBV) immediately after birth prevents neonatal infection by vertical transmission from HBV carrier mothers. There is an ongoing debate whether infant vaccination is sufficient to protect against infection when exposed to HBV later in life. We studied 2...

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Autores principales: Poovorawan, Y, Chongsrisawat, V, Theamboonlers, A, Leroux-Roels, G, Kuriyakose, S, Leyssen, M, Jacquet, J-M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3110864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20384962
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01312.x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3110864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20384962
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01312.x

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