Seroconversion of hepatitis B vaccine in infants related to the mother's serostatus in a community of São José dos Campos, state of São Paulo, Brazil Soroconversão vacinal da hepatite B em crianças no primeiro ano de vida e sua relação com a soropositividade das mães em uma comunidade de São José dos Campos

PURPOSE: To detect seroconversion of hepatitis B vaccine and antibody waning 3 years after vaccination in children immunized according to the World Health Organization schedule and its relationship to the mother's serostatus during pregnancy. METHODS: A serological study was carried out in São...

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Main Authors: Tereza Monteiro Ribeiro, Raymundo Soares Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2006-10-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322006000500004