The effect of introduction of universal childhood hepatitis B immunization in South Africa on the prevalence of serologically negative hepatitis B virus infection and the selection of immune escape variants

General Info

Geography

South Africa (ZAF)

Time period covered

January, 1995 - December, 1997

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Hepatitis, Hepatitis B

Citation

Authors

Hino K, Katoh Y, Vardas E, Sim J, Okita K, Carman WF

Journal

Vaccine

Pages

3912-8

Publication year

2001

Suggested citation

Hino K, Katoh Y, Vardas E, Sim J, Okita K, Carman WF. The effect of introduction of universal childhood hepatitis B immunization in South Africa on the prevalence of serologically negative hepatitis B virus infection and the selection of immune escape variants. Vaccine. 2001; 19(28-29): 3912-8.