The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a rapid and very sensitive method to detect viral genomes. In the present study, the efficacy of immunization against hepatitis B virus (HBV) of high-risk infants was evaluated by PCR. Twentynine infants born to 24 HBeAg-positive carrier mothers were given hepa
Efficacy of immunization against hepatitis B virus infection in children with cancer
✍ Scribed by Meral, Adalet ;Sevinir, Bet�l ;G�nay, �nsal
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 96 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
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