Timely Birth Dose Vaccine to Prevent Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis B: A Single Center Experience on the Road to the WHO Elimination Goals in Italy

Timely Birth Dose Vaccine to Prevent Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis B: A Single Center Experience on the Road to the WHO Elimination Goals in Italy

Italy was one of the first industrialized countries to implement a program of routine vaccination against hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, currently, no HBV vaccine is administered at birth if the screened mother is HBsAg negative, whilst babies born to HBsAg positive mothers are given va...

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Main Authors: Michele Pinon, Laura Giugliano, Emanuele Nicastro, Omar Kakaa, Alessandra Coscia, Caterina Carbonara, Lorenzo D’Antiga, Pier Luigi Calvo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
hepatitis B virus
vertical transmission
timely vaccination
immunoprophylaxis
prevention strategies
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/7/801

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