Horizontal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) from illicit drug users to their contacts, including young children, can be prevented by active immunization against HBV. Yeast-recombinant hepatitis B vaccines are now available for this purpose, but their potential efficacy in such high-risk conta
Immunogenicity of hepatitis B vaccine (HEVAC B) in children with advanced renal failure
✍ Scribed by Gérard Pillion; Mario Chiesa; Anne Maisin; Nicole Schlegel; Chantal Loirat
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 360 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-041X
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