Evaluation of the compliance with the protocol for preventing perinatal hepatitis B infection in Italy

Journal of Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-171

  Spada, Enea ^a   Tosti, Maria Elena ^a   Zuccaro, Ornella ^a   Stroffolini, Tommaso ^b   Mele, Alfonso ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

HBV; Hepatitis B immune globulin; Italy; Perinatal infection; Pregnant women; Screening; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

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

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ITALY; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PERINATAL INFECTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; ITALY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEONATAL SCREENING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551576896     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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