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Department of Epidemiology, University College of Science and Technology, Gaza, Palestine
Khaled A Abu Ali works at Department of Epidemiology, University College of Science and Technology, Gaza, Palestine. His area of research interests includes Infectious diseases, Virology. He /she has authored of many research articles/books in the relevant areas.
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