Source of transmission in children with chronic hepatitis B infection after the implementation of a strategy for prevention in those at high risk

Hepatology Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 569-576

  Komatsu, Haruki ^a   Inui, Ayano ^a   Sogo, Tsuyoshi ^a   Hiejima, Eitaro ^a   Kudo, Naoko ^b   Fujisawa, Tomoo ^a  

^a Yokohama Eastern Hospital   (Japan)

^b Takasago seibu Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Hepatitis B virus; Intrafamilial transmission; Phylogenetic tree analysis; Universal vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; VACCINE FAILURE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 66449119948     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2009.00496.x     Document Type: Article

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