Occult HBV Infection in Immunized Neonates Born to HBsAg-Positive Mothers: A Prospective and Follow-Up Study.

Occult HBV infection (OBI) has been reported in infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers despite immunization. This study aims to determine the maintenance of this status in a prospective birth cohort.A total of 158 neonates born to HBsAg-positive mothers were enrolled. All received passive-active imm...

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Main Authors: Ying Lu, Ya-Lin Liu, Jing-Jing Nie, Xiao-Feng Liang, Ling Yan, Fu-Zhen Wang, Xiang-Jun Zhai, Jian-Xun Liu, Feng-Cai Zhu, Zhan-Jun Chang, Jie Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5106040?pdf=render