Long-Term Hepatitis B Vaccine Immunity in Ethiopian Children That Received a Pentavalent Vaccine Series: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Background: Chronic hepatitis B affects close to 300 million people globally with 1.5 million new infections per year. It causes the highest numbers of cirrhosis and liver cancer diagnoses each year. In children, perinatal transmission and contact with infected blood or body fluids remain the main m...

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Main Authors: Tinsae Alemayehu, Million Dechassa Daba, Danilo Buonsenso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Children
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/1/136