Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection and high rate of response to hepatitis B virus Butang®vaccine in adolescents from low income families in Central Brazil

Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection and high rate of response to hepatitis B virus Butang®vaccine in adolescents from low income families in Central Brazil

In order to evaluate the seroepidemiology and response to Butang® vaccine in adolescents from low income families in Central Brazil, blood samples of 664 adolescents were tested for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc), and hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs)...

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Main Authors: Michele Dias da S Oliveira, Regina MB Martins, Marcos A Matos, Renata C Ferreira, Márcia A Dias, Megmar AS Carneiro, Ana Luiza N Junqueira, Sheila A Teles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2006-05-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
hepatitis B
adolescents
vaccine
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000300004

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