Effect of the interval between birth and second dose of hepatitis B vaccine on perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus

• Main Authors: Tae Un Yang (Author), Juan C. Vargas-Zambrano (Author), Hang A Park (Author), Chae Won Jung (Author), Dongwook Kim (Author), Youngmee Jee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACTPreventing perinatal transmission is important for hepatitis B (HepB) elimination. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to assess the interval between HepB birth-dose (HepB-BD) to second-dose (HepB-SD) vaccination on perinatal transmission. Among 39,313 infants born to HepB s-antigen (H...