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Hepatitis B Immunoprophylactic Failure and Characteristics of the Hepatitis B Virus Gene in Mother-Infant Pairs in Parts of China.
Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES - 1 Nov 2016
Yin Wen Jiao, Shen Li Ping, Wang Fu Zhen, Zhang Guo Min, Zheng Hui, Wang Feng, Liu Tie Zhu, Meng Qing Ling, Yi Yao, Cui Fu Qiang, Bi Sheng Li
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the hepatitis B immunoprophylactic failure rate in infants born to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infected mothers and to characterize HBV genes. METHODS: HBV-serological testing was conducted for pregnant women and infants. The complete genomes of 30 HBV isolates were sequenced, and genetic characteristics were analyzed using MEGA 5 software. RESULTS: The immunoprophylactic failure rate for...
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