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Breakthrough infections and identification of a viral variant in Gambian children immunized with hepatitis B vaccine.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jun 1994
Fortuin M, Karthigesu V, Allison L, Howard C, Hoare S, Mendy M, Whittle H C
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B (HB) breakthrough infections, identified by the presence of HB core (c) antibody, were found in 32 of 358 Gambian children vaccinated with plasma-derived HB vaccine. Over 2 years, 15 of these children lost their HBc antibodies. These children had significantly higher HB surface antibody levels before infection than those who retained HBc antibodies. One child, who responded well to the vaccine, had HB...
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