The test for hepatitis B surface antigen is transiently positive after vaccination with recombinant vaccine

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2756-2757

  Brodersen, H P ^a   Beckers, B ^b   Kohler H ^c   Dahlmanns, C ^a   Kruska, L ^b   Larbig, D ^a  

^a Krankenhaus St Franziskus   (Germany)

^b Institute of Laboratory Medicine   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B surface antibodies; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Hepatitis B vaccination; Transient hepatitis B surface antigenaemia

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; RECOMBINANT VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030702882     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/12.12.2756     Document Type: Article

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