Impact of Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination on Prevalence, Infection-Associated Morbidity and Mortality, and Circulation of Immune Escape Variants in Russia.

Impact of Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination on Prevalence, Infection-Associated Morbidity and Mortality, and Circulation of Immune Escape Variants in Russia.

METHODS:6,217 sera samples collected from volunteers in six epidemiologically different regions of Russia were tested for serological and molecular markers of HBV infection. A mathematical model developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was used to estimate the effect of vacci...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vitalina V Klushkina, Karen K Kyuregyan, Tatiana V Kozhanova, Oksana E Popova, Polina G Dubrovina, Olga V Isaeva, Ilya V Gordeychuk, Mikhail I Mikhailov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4900554?pdf=render

Internet

http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4900554?pdf=render

Similar Items