The Hepatitis B Vaccine and the Implications for the Maritime WorkplaceAn abstract is unavailable. This article is available as a PDF only.Alter, Harvey J.Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
What is the hepatitis B vaccine? Hepatitis B: Hepatitis B is one of three viruses that attack and rapidly reproduce in liver cells. The hepatitis B virus is known to cause extensive liver damage leading to cirrhosis and elevating a person's risk of developing liver cancer later. ...
View Solution Which of the following is a source for production of hepatitis B vaccine? (a) Pig's intestine (b) Escherichia coli (c) Yeast (d) Cattle's pancreas View Solution Exams IIT JEE NEET UP Board Bihar Board CBSE Free Textbook Solutions ...
Define hepatitis B vaccine. hepatitis B vaccine synonyms, hepatitis B vaccine pronunciation, hepatitis B vaccine translation, English dictionary definition of hepatitis B vaccine. n. 1. An organism, cell, or virus in which genetic recombination has taken
A pediatric patient received the 3-dose series of the hepatitis B vaccine over a 4-year period. What are the maximal and optimal intervals between doses? J.I. Espinoza, MD Response from William Cassidy, MD There is no maximum interval between doses. In the 3-dose series, increasing the...
Merck and Co. Inc., the largest U.S. pharmaceutical company, transferred its genetically engineered hepatitis B vaccine technology to China in 1989. 1989年,美国最大的制药公司默克公司时任董事会主席、总裁罗伊·瓦格洛斯博士决定将重组乙肝疫苗技术转让给中国。
A total of 72 hemodialysis patients (mean age, 55.7), received the hepatitis B vaccine (Heptavax-B, Merck Sharp & Dohme, West Point, PA). The responder rates (34 of 72; 47%) and nonresponder (38 of 72; 53%) rates were similar to previous reports. Neither age (P greater than ...
Do transplacental hepatitis B antibodies blunt a newborn's response to the hepatitis B vaccine? Should a newborn's hepatitis B vaccine schedule be altered if the mother is hep b immune? Dr. G Ajit Response from Sandor Feldman, MD
HBV vaccine Vaccines for the hepatitis B virus (HBV), a risk factor of hepatocellular cancer (HCC), and human papillomavirus (HPV), a risk factor of cervical cancer, are considered major successes in clinical chemoprevention of cancer. The first randomized blind controlled trial of hepatitis B ...
A study has been set up to evaluate the efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine alone, without the use of immunoglobulin in interrupting perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus from carrier mothers to their babies. A 4 dose schedule was used. 14 of 17 babies of e antigen positive carrier mothers...