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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2022-01-01
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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 |