Universal immunization of infants with low doses of a low-cost, plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccine in South Africa

• প্রধান লেখক: Schoub B.D (লেখক), Matai U. (লেখক), Singh B. (লেখক), Blackburn N.K (লেখক), Levin J.B (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: The World Health Organization, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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OBJETIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of universal vaccination against viral hepatitis B in South Africa among 18-month-old rural children. METHODS: Children were immunized with a course of low-dose (1.5 mug), plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccine at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age, and blood samples from...