Low immune response to hepatitis B vaccine among children in Dakar, Senegal.

HBV vaccine was introduced into the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in Senegal and Cameroon in 2005. We conducted a cross-sectional study in both countries to assess the HBV immune protection among children. All consecutive children under 4 years old, hospitalized for any reason between May...

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Main Authors: Marie-Anne Rey-Cuille, Abdoulaye Seck, Richard Njouom, Loïc Chartier, Housseyn Dembel Sow, Mamadou, Amadou Sidy Ka, Mohamadou Njankouo, Dominique Rousset, Tamara Giles-Vernick, Guillemette Unal, Jean-Marie Sire, Benoît Garin, François Simon, Muriel Vray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3364238?pdf=render