Immune response against Hepatitis B vaccine in transfusion-dependent thalassemic children vaccinated in early infancy

Background and Objectives: Children with thalassemia are much more vulnerable to being infected by hepatitis B virus (HBV) through transfusion of blood and blood products. Although active immunization against HBV in early infancy is being conducted in Bangladesh by the inclusion of the hepatitis B v...

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Main Authors: Fatema Hossain, Ayesha Khatun, Md. Ashadul Islam, Sonia Shormin Miah, Subarna Saha, Nusrat Noor Tanni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.gjtmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2468-8398;year=2022;volume=7;issue=2;spage=134;epage=138;aulast=Hossain