Comprehensive approach to controlling chronic hepatitis B in China

Autor: Shan Shan, Xinyan Zhao, Jidong Jia
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, Vol 30, Iss 2, Pp 135-143 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2287-2728
2287-285X
DOI: 10.3350/cmh.2023.0412
Popis: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was highly endemic in China, where the prevalence of HBsAg was 9.7% in 1992. Comprehensive strategies, including universal infant hepatitis B vaccination with emphasis on timely birth-dose and 3-dose coverage, dramatically reduced the mother-to-infant transmission and early childhood acquisition of HBV, resulting in estimated HBsAg prevalence rates of 5.6% and 0.1% in the general population and among children aged
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