| dc.creator | Papaevangelou, V. | en |
| dc.creator | Hadjichristodoulou, C. | en |
| dc.creator | Cassimos, D. C. | en |
| dc.creator | Pantelaki, K. | en |
| dc.creator | Tzivaras, A. | en |
| dc.creator | Hatzimichael, A. | en |
| dc.creator | Theodoridou, M. | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-23T10:43:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-11-23T10:43:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.identifier | 10.1007/s15010-007-7096-6 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0300-8126 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/31756 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The seroepidemiology of hepatitis B in children living in Greece 6 years post-implementation of universal infant immunization (1998) was studied. We collected 90-100 sera/year of age, stratified by geographic region. The prevalence of HbsAg(+) was 0.6% (95% CI 0.3-1.3) whereas 4.5% (95% CI 3.4-5.9%) of children over 12 months of age had evidence of past HBV infection. A significant decline in the prevalence of past infection between children born before and after 1998 (5.5% vs 2.9%; RR = 1.9, 95% CI 1.03-3.5) was noted. Conversely, the prevalence of past HBV infection did not change significantly among immigrant children. Reinforcement of early vaccination of immigrant population is necessary. | en |
| dc.source | Infection | en |
| dc.source.uri | <Go to ISI>://WOS:000255032700006 | |
| dc.subject | VIRUS-INFECTION | en |
| dc.subject | IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM | en |
| dc.subject | WESTERN-EUROPE | en |
| dc.subject | MARKERS | en |
| dc.subject | TAIWAN | en |
| dc.subject | ELIMINATION | en |
| dc.subject | ADOLESCENTS | en |
| dc.subject | PREVALENCE | en |
| dc.subject | REFUGEES | en |
| dc.subject | DECADES | en |
| dc.subject | Infectious Diseases | en |
| dc.title | Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B in Greek children 6 years after the implementation of universal vaccination | en |
| dc.type | journalArticle | en |
