Hepatitis B surface antigenaemia following vaccination with a combined vaccine against hepatitis A and B

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 88-90

  De Schryver, A ^a,b   De Gendt, K ^a   Francois G ^c   Van Damme, P ^c   Meheus, A ^c  

^a EXTERNAL SERVICE FOR PREVENTION AND PROTECTION AT WORK   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Combined hepatitis A and B vaccine; Hepatitis A vaccine; Hepatitis B antigenaemia; Hepatitis B vaccine; Needlestick injuries

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS A HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; VACCINES, COMBINED; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 1242337434     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.2003.00473.x     Document Type: Article

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