Low hepatitis B immunogenicity of a hexavalent vaccine widely used in Germany: Results of the German Health Survey for Children and Adolescents, 2003-2006

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1621-1629

  Jorgensen, P ^a,b   Poethko Mujller C ^a   Hellenbrand, W ^a   Jilg, W ^c   Thierfelder, W ^a   Meyer, C ^a   Heiden, M An Der ^a   Schlaud, M ^a   Radun, D ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; public health; vaccination (immunization); vaccines

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS POLIOMYELITIS TETANUS HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MUMPS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RUBELLA; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES;

EID: 77957292421     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810000543     Document Type: Article

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