Open AccessEffect of Age on the Incidence of Acute Hepatitis B After 25 Years of a Universal Newborn Hepatitis B Immunization Program in Taiwan
Author(s) -
WeiJu Su,
Cheng-Chung Liu,
DingPing Liu,
Shu-Fong Chen,
Ji-Jia Huang,
TaChien Chan,
MeiHwei Chang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jir852
Subject(s) - immunization , incidence (geometry) , virology , medicine , hepatitis b , hepatitis , immunology , hepatitis a , pediatrics , antibody , mathematics , geometry
Raising concerns about the waning immunity of cohorts receiving hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination in infancy persuaded us to identify the changing incidence of acute hepatitis B (AHB) in children and young adults.
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