Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a health problem that affects numerous infants and children in the United States. Approximately 4000 to 6000 new infections occur each year in children and adolescents; most often they become infected without obvious clinical manifestations. Some persons become chronically infected, and this asymptomatic chronically infected population serves as a reservoir for HBV. Immunization of all newborn infants and adolescents for HBV is a vital step toward eradicating HBV from the general population. Pediatric nurse practitioners are in a strategic position to provide education and the carry out immunization efforts that will dramatically decrease the morbidity associated with HBV.
Hepatitis B vaccine
[Category] B형 간염,
[Article Type] Review
[Source] pubmed
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