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Hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-exposed infants in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Vaccine - 26 Aug 2015

Chotun Nafiisah, Nel Etienne, Cotton Mark F, Preiser Wolfgang, Andersson Monique I

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Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) is a significant public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Universal infant vaccination with the hepatitis B (HB) vaccine has been implemented within the South African Expanded Programme of Immunization since April 1995 with concomitant reduction in HBV infection in children. However, the first vaccine dose is only administered at six weeks of age. This delay may lead to a...

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PMID: 26163924
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.06.076

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