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| Year : 2007 | Volume
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Hepatitis B vaccine induced HBsAg positivity
Shivaram Prasad Singh
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack-753 007, India
Correspondence Address:
Shivaram Prasad Singh
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack-753 007
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0972-9747.45089
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Hepatitis B vaccine can induce transient hepatitis B surface antigen positivity not only in adult hemodialysis patients but also in normal adults and children. Hence hepatitis B vaccinees may be mistaken for confirmed hepatitis B surface antigen-positive carrier. Hence blood donors should not donate blood in this early post-vaccination period and renal dialysis patients should not be screened for hepatitis B surface antigen for at least 21 to 28 days after hepatitis B vaccination. These guidelines could prevent individuals in the early post-inoculation period from being erroneously labeled as having hepatitis B viral infection. |
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