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Vertical Transmission
Infants of hepatitis B virus carriers benefit from vaccine alone
December 26th, 2002
by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Doctors in Thailand think hepatitis B virus vaccine alone is sufficient to protect against vertical transmission in most infants born to women who are hepatitis B virus carriers. The physicians reported in the journal Vaccine that based on a study of 97 infants, routinely vaccinating every infant against HBV would be beneficial to most infants who live in areas where HBV infection rates are high and the mother's hepatitis B status may not be known. "The primary objective of this study was to estimate the efficacy of a recombinant hepatitis B vaccine (H-B-VAXII) in preventing chronic hepatitis B...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2002-12-26)
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