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Immunization
Researchers at Zhejiang University, Department of Infectious Diseases release new data on immunization
March 25th, 2009
Fresh data on immunization are presented in the report 'Influence of HBV gene heterogeneity on the failure of immunization with HBV vaccines in eastern China.' "The influence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) gene heterogeneity on the failure of HBV vaccination in eastern China remains unknown. Here, we assigned 78 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-carrier mothers to two groups: 41 mothers from whom transmission of HBV to their children was successfully prevented and 37 mothers whose children were HBsAg positive 1 year after HBV vaccination," scientists in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China report. "The DNA loads in mothers of the failure group (4.17E + 07 copies/ml) were...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-03-25)
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