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Lisa Jacques-Carroll, MSW; Susan Wang, MD, MPH; Zhen Zhao, PhD; Tasneem Malik, MPH; Felicita David, MS

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(5):489-490.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fund state and local immunization programs to identify infants born to hepatitis B virus (HBV)–infected women for case management. Among infants who become infected with HBV, 90% develop chronic HBV infection and, when chronically infected, have a 25% risk of developing cirrhosis and liver cancer.¹ Infants can become infected with HBV in 2 ways: (1) during delivery to an infected woman or (2) from an infected household contact.

Implementing routine hepatitis B vaccination of all newborns before hospital discharge serves as a safety net to eliminate perinatal and early childhood HBV transmission. Studies show that before perinatal HBV-prevention programs were implemented, 61% to 66% chronically HBV-infected children were born to uninfected mothers and were most likely infected by a household member, which underlines the importance of vaccinating . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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