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9627934

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-9-21
pubmed:abstractText
The ongoing vaccination campaign against hepatitis B (HB) for newborns of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive mothers and for 12-year-old subjects was evaluated in Naples, Italy, an area of relatively high HB endemicity. Subjects were recruited by a random sampling procedure. Among 2060 pregnant women studied, 1887 (91.6%) were screened for HBsAg. HBsAg prevalence was 2.5% (47/1887). Immunoprophylaxis according to the protocol (immunoglobulins within 24 h plus vaccine within 7 days after birth) was administered in 26 (55.3%) out of the 47 newborns of HBsAg positive mothers; vaccination was delayed (later than 7 days after birth) for 14 (29.8%) infants; in the remaining seven newborns (14.9%) were not given immunoglobulins at birth. All infants were vaccinated. Out of the 1000 adolescents sampled 130 (13%) were not found due to an inaccurate census list; 727 (83.3%) of the 870 investigated had received a three-dose HB vaccine series. Overall, the HB vaccination program in Italy is working well. However, further efforts should be made to improve the efficacy and effectiveness of the campaign.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0264-410X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
775-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Ad hoc survey of hepatitis B vaccination campaign in newborns of HBsAg positive mothers and in 12-year-old subjects in southern Italy.
pubmed:affiliation
Epidemiology Unit, AUSL, Napoli, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't