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Characteristics of hepatitis B virus surface protein and occult hepatitis B infection in infants with immunoprophylaxis failure from Indonesia.
Vaccine - 22 May 2025
Wibowo Dhita Prabasari, Chalid Maisuri T, Rasyak Muhammad Rezki, El Khobar Korri E, Turyadi, Sjahril Rizalinda, Wahyuni Ridha, Setiady Yulius, Muljono David H
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Perinatal hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection carries a significant risk of chronicity and complications while making infected people reservoirs for further transmission. Hepatitis B immunization in infants, with or without hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG), has proven effective in preventing mother-to-child transmission. Nevertheless, some newborns of mothers with high viremia testing positive for hepatitis B e...
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