The effect of universal toddlers-only hepatitis A virus vaccination program on seropositivity rate in unvaccinated toddlers: Evidence for reduced virus circulation in the community

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 391-393

  Barkai, Galia ^a,b   Belmaker, Ilana ^b,c   Givon Lavi, Noga ^a,b   Dagan, Ron ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hepatitis A; Seroepidemiology; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

HAVRIX 720 JUNIOR; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ARAB; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION RATE; ISRAEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; TODDLER; VACCINATION;

EID: 67649540636     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318190655c     Document Type: Article

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