Open AccessHBV vaccine efficacy and detection and genotyping of vaccineé asymptomatic breakthrough HBV infection in Egypt
Author(s) -
Eman A. E. Abushady,
Magda Ma Gameel,
John D. Klena,
Salwa F. Ahmed,
Kouka Se Abdel-Wahab,
Sanya M Fahmy
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v3.i6.147
Subject(s) - medicine , hbsag , genotyping , vaccination , hepatitis b virus , virology , asymptomatic , immunology , genotype , hepatitis b , virus , biology , biochemistry , gene
To evaluate the impact of mass vaccination against the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Egypt, and to search for vaccinee asymptomatic breakthrough HBV infection and its genotype.