A role for combined vaccination against hepatitis A and B?
| Autor: | Jay S. Keystone, Christian Fessard |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Hepatitis Hepatitis B vaccine business.industry Hepatitis A General Medicine Hepatitis B immunization vaccination medicine.disease Vaccination risk groups Infectious Diseases Immunization Environmental health Immunology medicine hepatitis B Hepatitis vaccine business hepatitis A Developed country |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1:226-232 |
| ISSN: | 1201-9712 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s1201-9712(97)90043-6 |
| Popis: | This report reviews hepatitis A and B immunization recommendations and assesses the potential role of a combined hepatitis vaccine. Although hepatitis A and B are very different diseases, overlap exists in their epidemiologic patterns. Both are most prevalent in developing countries, with areas of low endemicity in industrialized nations. Potential sources of infection common to both hepatitis A and hepatitis B (i.e., international travel, close contact with residents of institutions or young children and infants, male homosexual activity, and drug use) indicate that certain groups may be at increased risk of both diseases. Well-tolerated and immunogenic vaccines are available for both hepatitis A and hepatitis B. Although hepatitis B vaccine is now being introduced into universal infant immunization programs in many countries, hepatitis A vaccination is currently recommended for high-risk groups only. This review examines the potential role of a single vaccination against both forms of hepatitis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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