Comparison of Two Hepatitis B Vaccination Strategies Targeting Vertical Transmission: A 10-Year Japanese Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

Comparison of Two Hepatitis B Vaccination Strategies Targeting Vertical Transmission: A 10-Year Japanese Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

In 1985, a hepatitis B (HB) vaccination strategy against vertical HB virus transmission was introduced in Japan that recommended vaccination of infants at two, three, and five months of age (delayed strategy). This schedule was revised in 2013, recommending to vaccinate at birth and at 1 and 6 month...

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Main Authors: Koji Nishimura, Keiji Yamana, Sachiyo Fukushima, Kazumichi Fujioka, Hiroshi Miyabayashi, Masao Murabayashi, Ken Masunaga, Aya Okahashi, Nobuhiko Nagano, Ichiro Morioka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
hepatitis B surface antigen
hepatitis B virus
immunogenic response
mother-to-child infection
prevention
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/1/58

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