Revaccination of non-responding infants delivered by HBsAg-positive mothers

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 434-435

  Hasanjani Roushan, M R ^a   Pasha, Y Zahed ^a   Saghebi, R ^a   Kohi, F ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MOTHER; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVACCINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; VACCINATION;

EID: 21644458274     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-1340-8     Document Type: Article

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