Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B: Providing the First Vaccine Dose Within 24 Hours of Birth
- 1 September 2017
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in PEDIATRICS
- Vol. 140 (3)
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2017-1870
Abstract
After the introduction of the hepatitis B vaccine in the United States in 1982, a greater than 90% reduction in new infections was achieved. However, approximately 1000 new cases of perinatal hepatitis B infection are still identified annually in the United States. Prevention of perinatal hepatitis B relies on the proper and timely identification of infants born to mothers who are hepatitis B surface antigen positive and to mothers with unknown status to ensure administration of appropriate postexposure immunoprophylaxis with hepatitis B vaccine and immune globulin. To reduce the incidence of perinatal hepatitis B transmission further, the American Academy of Pediatrics endorses the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that all newborn infants with a birth weight of greater than or equal to 2000 g receive hepatitis B vaccine by 24 hours of age.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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