Hepatitis B Postexposure Prophylaxis in Preterm and Low-Birth-Weight Infants

Abstract Objective Recommendations for immunoprophylaxis in low-birth-weight (LBW) infants born to hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive mothers vary. We successfully immunized an HBsAg-exposed infant (birth weight: 400 g) and performed a literature review on the outcome of poste...

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Main Authors: Markus Waitz, Reinhard Hopfner, Helmut D. Hummler, U. Heininger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2015-03-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1547329

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