Hepatitis B virus in Lao dentists: A cross-sectional serological study
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Hepatitis B virus in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: a cross sectional serosurvey in different cohorts
BACKGROUND Despite hepatitis B vaccination at birth and at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection continues to be endemic in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). We carried out a cross-sectional serological study in infants, pre-school children, school pupils and pregnant women to determine their burden of disease, risk of infection and vaccination status. METHODS...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Hepatology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1665-2681
DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2020.10.010