Τίτλος:
Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B in Greek children 6 years after the implementation of universal vaccination
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
The seroepidemiology of hepatitis B in children living in Greece 6 years post-implementation of universal infant immunization (1998) was studied. We collected 90-100 sera/year of age, stratified by geographic region. The prevalence of HbsAg(+) was 0.6% (95% CI 0.3-1.3) whereas 4.5% (95% CI 3.4-5.9%) of children over 12 months of age had evidence of past HBV infection. A significant decline in the prevalence of past infection between children born before and after 1998 (5.5% vs 2.9%; RR = 1.9, 95% CI 1.03-3.5) was noted. Conversely, the prevalence of past HBV infection did not change significantly among immigrant children. Reinforcement of early vaccination of immigrant population is necessary. © 2008 Urban & Vogel.
Συγγραφείς:
Papaevangelou, V.
Hadjichristodoulou, C.
Cassimos, D.C.
Pantelaki, K.
Tzivaras, A.
Hatzimichael, A.S.
Theodoridou, M.
Περιοδικό:
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Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
hepatitis B vaccine, age distribution; article; blood sampling; child; confidence interval; geographic distribution; Greece; hepatitis B; human; immigrant; immunization; infant; newborn; seroepidemiology; treatment outcome; vaccination, Adolescent; Analysis of Variance; Chi-Square Distribution; Child; Child, Preschool; Greece; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B Antibodies; Hepatitis B Core Antigens; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; Hepatitis B Vaccines; Hepatitis B virus; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Longitudinal Studies; Mass Immunization; Seroepidemiologic Studies
DOI:
10.1007/s15010-007-7096-6
