The clinical efficacy and immunologic responses of hepatitis B vaccination in very-low-birth-weight infants

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 768-

  Yang, Yao Jong ^a   Lin, Chyi Her ^a   Tai, Ying Tai ^a   Huang, Shu Ching ^a   Lin, Yuh Jyh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

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

ANTIBODY TITER; DRUG EFFICACY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; TERM BIRTH; VACCINATION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIROLOGY;

FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51049102363     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31817d0591     Document Type: Letter

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