THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROPHYLACTIC MEASURES AGAINST HEPATITIS B IN NEWBORNS OF HBsAg POSITIVE MOTHERS FOR THE PERIOD 1997–2002 IN CELJE REGION

<p>Background. There are about 400 million hepatitis B carriers in the world, of these some 20,000 live in Slovenia. Due to the low prevalence of chronic hepatitis B carriers in our country, the infection is most frequently transmitted by means of sexual intercourse with an infected person, or...

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Main Authors: Gorazd Lešničar, Janja Blatnik, Branko Šibanc, Stella Cvitan, Ana Ilijaš, Zlatka Felc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2002-11-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
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Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1645