Hepatitis B immunisation coverage of infants born to chronic carrier mothers in Victoria
Abstract: Infants born to HBsAg– (hepatitis B surface antigen) carrier mothers are highly likely to become chronic hepatitis B (HB) carriers themselves unless their status is recognised at birth and they are immunised with three doses of HB vaccine, the first within 48 hours of birth, concurrent wit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1997-12-01
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Series: | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.1997.tb01788.x |