Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in Burkina Faso: Screening, vaccination and evaluation of post-vaccination antibodies against hepatitis B surface antigen in newborns

The low rate of screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) in pregnant women is a highrisk factor for its vertical transmission. The objectives of this study were: i) to screen pregnant women for HBV infection; ii) vaccinate all children from birth against HBV regardless their mother HBV status; and iii)...

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Autores principales: Yelemkoure, Edwige T., Yonli, Albert T., Montesano, Carla, Ouattara, Abdoul Karim, Diarra, Birama, Zohoncon, Théodora M., Nadembega, Christelle W.M., Ouedraogo, Paul, Sombié, Charles, Soubeiga, Serge Theophile, Tao, Issoufou, Gansane, Adama, Amicosante, Massimo, Djigma, Florencia, Obiri-Yeboah, Dorcas, Pietra, Virginio, Simpore, Jacques, Colizzi, Vittorio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6326159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30687485
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.816

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6326159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30687485
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.816

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