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Serologic and molecular characteristics of hepatitis B virus infection in vaccinated schizophrenia patients in China.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 28 Apr 2016
Wang Yiying, Yu Lugang, Zhou Hui, Zhou Zhiwei, Zhu Huijuan, Li Yinghui, Zheng Zhi, Li Xinxin, Dong Chen
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INTRODUCTION: Previous studies have indicated that the patients with psychiatric illness were at higher risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, the efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine in schizophrenia patients remains unclear. METHODOLOGY: Between June 2014 and January 2015, 415 schizophrenia patients and 3,038 controls who had been routinely immunized as infants were recruited in the present study....
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