Is hepatitis B birth dose vaccine needed in Africa?

This commentary describes the need for a birth dose monovalent hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine and an effective programme for the prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) of HBV in Africa. Current World Health Organization guidelines recommend routine maternal screening for HBV followed by...

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Autores principales: Tamandjou, Cynthia Raissa, Maponga, Tongai Gibson, Chotun, Nafiisah, Preiser, Wolfgang, Andersson, Monique Ingrid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2017
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5745936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29296153
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.supp.2017.27.3.11546

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5745936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29296153
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.supp.2017.27.3.11546

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