Long‐Term Benefit of Hepatitis B Vaccination among Children in Thailand with Transient Hepatitis B Virus Infection Who Were Born to Hepatitis B Surface Antigen–Positive Mothers

摘要

Background. Transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) from carrier mothers to their babies appears to be one of the most important factors influencing the prevalence of chronic HBV infection in areas of high hepatitis B endemicity.