Efficacy of the hepatitis B vaccine alone in the prevention of hepatitis B perinatal transmission in infants born to hepatitis B e antigen-negative carrier mothers

• Main Authors: Wenjun Zhang (Author), Chenyu Xu (Author), Yanjing Rui (Author), Jie Chen (Author), Tingmei Chen (Author), Yimin Dai (Author), Biyun Xu (Author), Yali Hu (Author), Junhao Chen (Author), Yi-Hua Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Vertical mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains an important issue. Timely administration of hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) and of the HBV vaccine is effective in preventing MTCT in infants born to HBV-infected mothers. However, HBIG is often not ea...