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BackgroundFailure to adhere to infection control guidelines, especially during assisted monitoring of blood glucose, has caused multiple hepatitis B outbreaks in assisted living facilities (ALFs).
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Host Genetics of Response to Hepatitis B Vaccine: A Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2014 Background. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an important cause of chronic viral disease worldwide and can be life threatening. While a safe and effective vaccine is widely available, 5 to 10% of healthy vaccinees fail to achieve a protective anti-hepatitis B ...
DELABAYS, B.
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Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim Children born to mothers with chronic Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are at substantial risk of developing chronic HBV‐infection without appropriate perinatal post‐exposure treatment. This study aimed to explore midwives' and public health nurses' (PHNs) experiences with HBV‐post‐exposure treatment for infants and identify factors ...
Brita Askeland Winje +4 more
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Sensitive detection systems for infectious agents in xenotransplantation*
Xenotransplantation, EarlyView., 2020 Abstract Xenotransplantation of pig cells, tissues, or organs may be associated with transmission of porcine microorganisms, first of all of viruses, to the transplant recipient, potentially inducing a disease (zoonosis). I would like to define detection systems as the complex of sample generation, sample preparation, sample origin, time of sampling ...
Joachim Denner
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PLOS Global Public HealthUnderstanding the impact of hepatitis B testing, vaccination, the number of vaccine doses, and socio-demographics on post-vaccination anti-HBs titre testing, is essential for hepatitis B prevention. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of
Augustine Ngmenemandel Balegha
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Viral hepatitis is a term commonly used for several clinically similar yet etiologically and epidemiologically distinct diseases. Hepatitis A (formerly called infectious hepatitis) and hepatitis B (formerly called serum hepatitis) have been recognized as
Hepatitis B
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Rationale for Recommending Varicella Vaccination Into the Swedish National Immunisation Programme
Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim Under Swedish law, a vaccination may be included in the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) if it effectively prevents transmission in the population, is cost‐effective and aligns with ethical and humanitarian principles. The Public Health Agency of Sweden (PHAS) evaluated these criteria for introducing varicella vaccination. Methods The
Annika Ersson +2 more
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The Update, February 13, 2012 [PDF]
, 2012 The Update is a bi-weekly web newsletter published by the Iowa Department of Public Health's Bureau of Family Health. It is posted the second and fourth week of every month, and provides useful job resource information for departmental health care ...
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A Personalised Vaccination Program Based on Immune Reconstitution in Paediatric Cancer Survivors
Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aims Paediatric cancer survivors often experience treatment‐induced immunosuppression, requiring post‐treatment revaccination. However, immune recovery timelines vary, and current revaccination guidelines, largely based on data of varied quality derived from studies on acute‐lymphoblastic‐leukaemia (ALL), may not be applicable across all ...
Menucha Jurkowicz +17 more
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Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.In ANA‐positive patients with suspected autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), liver biopsy rarely altered therapeutic management when alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was below 101 U/L and cirrhosis was absent. These findings suggest that biopsy may be safely deferred in this low‐risk group.
David Mehdi Asgher Niazi +8 more
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