Journal of Antivirals & Antiretrovirals
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Department of Epidemiology, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria, Egypt

Biography

Ali Hasab works at Department of Epidemiology, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. His area of research interests includes Infectious diseases, Virology . He /she has authored of many research articles/books in the relevant scope.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Non-Randomized Clinical Trial to Interrupt Vertical Hepatitis B Viral Infection
  Author(s): Khaled A. Abu Ali*, Ali Hasab, Noha Awad and Yehia Abed
  
  Background: Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, can be self-limiting or progress to fibrosis, cirrhosis, or hepatocellular carcinoma, HB occurs as a result of parenteral contact with infected body fluids, could be vertical from mother to baby or horizontal. Aim of the study: To assess the effectiveness of HB vaccine alone versus HBIG combined with HB vaccine in the interruption of neonatal HB viral infection. Methods: A Non-randomized clinical trial was conducted, 228 subjects distributed into two groups, the control group: newborns of mothers with inactive HBV infection were given HBIG and HB vaccine and, the intervention group: Newborns of mothers with inactive HBV infection were given HB vaccine alone. Results: showed that the two immunization regimens were effective in.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/1948-5964.21.s20.003

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