A pilot study on the combined therapy of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and hepatitis B vaccine on chronic B virus carrier children

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1824-1828

  Wang, Jianshe ^a   Zhu, Qirong ^a   Zhang, Ting ^a   Yu, Hui ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor; Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; VIRUS DNA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS INHIBITION;

CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DNA, VIRAL; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; PILOT PROJECTS; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC;

EID: 0036961161     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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