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  • Title: [Long-term efficacy of vaccination against hepatitis B in newborns: 13 years' follow-up].
    Author: Wu W, Sun C, Jiang M, Xu Y, Zhang GH, Liu CB, Cao HL, Lin XM, Xu ZY.
    Journal: Zhonghua Shi Yan He Lin Chuang Bing Du Xue Za Zhi; 2001 Sep; 15(3):239-41. PubMed ID: 11986695.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate long-term efficacy of hepatitis B vaccination in newborns. METHODS: In the past 13 years we followed up the children who had been immunized with hepatitis B vaccine at birth in 1986 every other year. At each follow-up visit, every child was tested for HBsAg, anti-HBs and anti-HBc. RESULTS: HBsAg positive rate of these birth cohort was low (range between 0.46% and 0.98%) during 13 years' follow-up. Long-term efficacy of the vaccination in preventing HBsAg carriage was confirmed. CONCLUSIONS: Thirteen years later no booster was after needed.
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