Hepatitis B immunisation of household contacts
Retrospective study of vaccine coverage: Table 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11175484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gabriele Richardson (0000-0003-3611-5259, Public Health Wales, corresponding author), M R Evans (0000-0003-3578-1866, University Hospital of Wales), D Westmoreland (University Hospital of Wales) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 934-935 |
| Publication date | 2001-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-005X • E-ISSN: 1470-2738 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/jech.55.12.934 |
| PMID | 11707490 |
| OpenAlex | W2156726544 |
| Language | EN |
The United Kingdom has a policy of selective hepatitis B immunisation of people at high risk of infection including sexual or close household contacts of a case or carrier of hepatitis B, and babies born to infected mothers. 1 2 Risk of progression to chronic hepatitis B disease is greatest among infants infected at birth (90%), and children infected between ages 1-5 years (25-50%). We investigated whether the UK policy is being eVectively implemented
HBeAg · HBsAg · Hepatitis · Hepatitis B · Hepatitis B virus · Epidemiology · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Pediatrics
| Highly cited | No |
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