Update on the recommended use of hepatitis B vaccine .: HP40-174/2017E-PDF
"This statement will supplement previous NACI statements on hepatitis B (HB) by: providing an overview of current HB epidemiology in Canada and national sources of HB-related surveillance; reviewing evidence pertaining to primary and booster immunization in those vaccinated as infants and in individuals with diabetes and immunocompromising conditions; reviewing evidence pertaining to indications for HB immunoglobulin (HBIg) administration; and making recommendations regarding existing HB immunization schedules, serological testing of immunocompromised persons, and surveillance and research priorities. The primary goal of the statement is to provide further guidance on the need for re-immunization of adolescents who have received routine immunization with a HB containing vaccine in infancy"--Introd., p. 4.
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Department/Agency | Canada. National Advisory Committee on Immunization. Public Health Agency of Canada. |
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Title | Update on the recommended use of hepatitis B vaccine . |
Variant title | At head of title: Advisory committee statement (ACS), National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) |
Publication type | Monograph |
Language | [English] |
Other language editions | [French] |
Format | Electronic |
Electronic document | |
Note(s) | Title from cover. Issued also in HTML format. "Publication date: February 2017”--Verso of cover. Issued also in French under title: Mise à jour des recommandations concernant l’utilisation du vaccin contre l’hépatite B. The catalogue number (HP40-174/2017F-PDF) and ISBN (978-0-660-07210-4) for the French edition have been copied in this publication. Includes bibliographical references. |
Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Public Health Agency of Canada, 2017, c2015. |
Description | 54 p. : col. chart |
ISBN | 978-0-660-07209-8 |
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Departmental catalogue number | 160293 |
Subject terms | Hepatitis Immunization Adolescents |
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