Efficacy of Routine Hepatitis B Vaccination Program

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Duran H., Ertas M., FİDAN I., Lale Z., KARAKUŞ R.

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.26, sa.1, ss.4-6, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12996/gmj.2015.02
  • Dergi Adı: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.4-6
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) chronic infection is related to the age of the infected person. Chronic carriage most likely occurs due to HBV infection in infancy. Therefore, it is important to prevent infection in infancy. The efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine in preventing HBV infection in children has been proven. This study aimed to determine the incidence of HBV infection after routine Hepatitis B vaccination program in our country.