The Efficacy of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Infants Born to HBsAg-Positive Mothers: A Single Center Experience in Saudi Arabia

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Mansour Al Qurashi MD (Συγγραφέας), Hanan Al-Najjar MD (Συγγραφέας), Syed Sameer Aga PhD (Συγγραφέας), Hadeel Mohammad MD (Συγγραφέας), Ahmed Mustafa MD (Συγγραφέας), Mohammed Al Hindi MD (Συγγραφέας), Abrar Ahmed MD (Συγγραφέας), Mohammad Al Harbi MD (Συγγραφέας), Mohammad Hasosah MD (Συγγραφέας), Ashraf Alsahaf MD (Συγγραφέας), Mona Aldabbagh MD (Συγγραφέας), Sara Abed MD (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: SAGE Publishing, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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Objectives. Post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) with the hepatitis B vaccine (HBVac) in combination with HBV immunoglobulins (HBIG) significantly minimizes the odds of vertical transmission of HBV to newborn infants. In this retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate the compliance and efficacy of PEP in...