108. HEPATITIS B VACCINATION IN DUKE UNIVERSITY AND DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL NEWBORN NURSERIES

Newborn hepatitis B vaccination policy in hospital nurseries.

OBJECTIVE Hepatitis B vaccination (HBV) is unlike any other immunization series because it can be initiated in the hospital nursery. The objective of this study was to describe how hospital nurseries develop HBV policies and to describe the sources of information used for learning about national HBV recommendations. METHODS A cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted on a national random...

Hepatitis B vaccination practices in hospital newborn nurseries before and after changes in vaccination recommendations.

BACKGROUND Routine use of hepatitis B vaccine for low-risk newborns was suspended on July 7, 1999, because of concern about the potential risk of thimerosal, a mercury-containing vaccine preservative. Reinstatement of the birth dose was recommended when a thimerosal-free vaccine became available. OBJECTIVE To explore changes in hepatitis B vaccination practices for newborns related to the rev...

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