title: Hepatitis B markers and vaccination-induced protection rate among Albanian pregnant women in Greece.
abstract: Hepatitis B has long been a serious public health problem both in Greece and in Albania. In the February 2009 issue of World Journal of Gastroenterology, Resuli et al presented the interesting epidemiological data concerning hepatitis B virus infection in Albania. The results of this study were discussed and several data from our similar research were provided.
authors.forename: Ioannis-S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Elefsiniotis
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vezali
authors.forename: Hero
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brokalaki
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsoumakas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000415:Albania; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000208:ethnology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines