HEPATITIS-B VIRUS-INFECTION IN CHILDREN

被引:12
作者
YEOH, EK
机构
[1] Medical Unit A, Queen Elisabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Wylie Road
关键词
children; epidemiology; Hepatitis B; transmission;
D O I
10.1016/0264-410X(90)90212-5
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Several modes of transmission can account for the high hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier rate observed in children and young adults; perinatal transmission, horizontal transmission from household membranes and playmates, transmission due to sexual contact with a carrier. An inverse correlation has been reported between the age at which HBV infection occurs and the development of the carrier state. The epidemiology of HBV infection in children has important implications on strategies for prevention and control of this disease. © 1990.
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页码:S28 / S29
页数:2
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