Active-passive Immunization Effectiveness Against Hepatitis B Virus in Children Born to HBsAg Positive Mothers in Amol, North of Iran

Objectives: HBV infection is a contagious disease that may transmit vertically from mothers to their neonates or horizontally by blood products and body secretions. Over 50�0of Iranian carriers have contracted the infection perinatally, making this the most likely route of transmission of HBV in Ira...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oman Medical Specialty Board 2011-11-01
Series:Oman Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=982288