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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
8646
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1989-6-13
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pubmed:abstractText |
As part of the Gambia Hepatitis Intervention Study, hepatitis B vaccine has been integrated into the national Expanded Programme of Immunisation (EPI) without major changes to the schedule of immunisation or to the mechanism of delivery. Serological results on a sample of vaccinated children at one year of age show that the strategy has been effective in reducing the prevalence of persistently infected children. The number of non-responders to the vaccine is low (less than 2%) and the antibody concentrations attained in responding children should give adequate protection when they are at high risk of persistent hepatitis B infection. Integration of hepatitis B vaccine into the EPI is feasible and effective in Africa.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
May
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pubmed:issn |
0140-6736
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
13
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pubmed:volume |
1
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:pagination |
1057-9
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Cohort Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Drug Packaging,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Evaluation Studies as Topic,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Gambia,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Hepatitis B,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Hepatitis B Antibodies,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Hepatitis B Core Antigens,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Hepatitis B Surface Antigens,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Hepatitis B e Antigens,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Immunization Schedule,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Sampling Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:2566008-Vaccination
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pubmed:year |
1989
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Hepatitis B vaccine in the expanded programme of immunisation: The Gambian experience. The Gambia Hepatitis Study Group.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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