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HBV serological markers of vaccinated children in remote areas of Taiwan: emphasis on factors contributing to vaccine failure.
Vaccine - 21 Aug 2007
Huang Mei-Liang, Liao Wen-Ling, Ho Mei-Shang
Abstract excerpt
A serosurvey targeting Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-vaccinated children born between 1986 and 1998 was conducted in 2001 in remote Taiwanese villages where a 1993 serosurvey indicated high vaccine failure. The HBV S antigen (HBsAg) seropositive rate among vaccinees of 3-6-year-old children in 2001 was significantly lower than that of 1993 and was higher among children who had a delayed vaccination schedule and...
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