Decline in immature transitional B cells after hepatitis B vaccination in hepatitis B positive newborns

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 792-794

  Shrivastava, Shikha ^a,b   TrehanPati, Nirupama ^a   Kottilil, Shyam ^b   Sarin, Shiv Kumar ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF LIVER AND BILIARY SCIENCES   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus positive newborns; Hepatitis B virus vaccine; Transitional B cells

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRE B LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PRECURSOR CELLS, B-LYMPHOID; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84883220652     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31828df344     Document Type: Article

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