Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Impact of Vaccination on Disease.
Clin Liver Dis
; 20(4): 607-628, 2016 11.
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| ID: mdl-27742003
ABSTRACT
Integration of hepatitis B vaccination into national immunization programs has resulted in substantial reductions of hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission in previously high endemic countries. The key strategy for control of the HBV epidemic is birth dose and infant vaccination. Additional measures include use of hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) and diagnosis of mothers at high risk of transmitting HBV and use of antiviral agents during pregnancy to decrease maternal DNA concentrations to undetectable concentrations. Despite the substantial decrease in HBV cases since vaccination introduction, implementation of birth dose vaccination in low-income and middle-income countries and vaccination of high-risk adults remain challenging.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vírus da Hepatite B
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Vacinação
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Vacinas contra Hepatite B
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Hepatite B
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Antígenos da Hepatite B
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Liver Dis
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article