title: Transient hepatitis B surface antigenemia after neonatal hepatitis B immunization.
abstract: Following immunization with hepatitis B vaccine, 39 infants were followed prospectively for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). A total of 69.2% of the infants tested positive for antigenemia at least once. Antigenemia was identified most often at 2-3 days (43.5%) and 5-6 days (43.5%) after immunization. The longest documented duration of antigenemia was 21 days. In all cases the antigenemia was transient and cleared by 28th day post-vaccination.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Köksal
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Altinkaya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Perk
mesh_terms: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines