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A comprehensive immunization strategy to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) part 1: immunization of infants, children, and adolescents.

Abstract

This report is the first of a two-part statement from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) that updates the strategy to eliminate hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission in the United States. The report provides updated recommendations to improve prevention of perinatal and early childhood HBV transmission, including implementation of universal infant vaccination beginning at birth, and to increase vaccine coverage among previously unvaccinated children and adolescents. Strategies to enhance implementation of the recommendations include 1) establishing standing orders for administration of hepatitis B vaccination beginning at birth; 2) instituting delivery hospital policies and procedures and case management programs to improve identification of and administration of immunoprophylaxis to infants born to mothers who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive and to mothers with unknown HBsAg status at the time of delivery; and 3) implementing vaccination record reviews for all children aged 11-12 years and children and adolescents aged <19 years who were born in countries with intermediate and high levels of HBV endemicity, adopting hepatitis B vaccine requirements for school entry, and integrating hepatitis B vaccination services into settings that serve adolescents. The second part of the ACIP statement, which will include updated recommendations and strategies to increase hepatitis B vaccination of adults, will be published separately.

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    • Authors

    Mast EE, Margolis HS, Fiore AE, Brink EW, Goldstein ST, Wang SA, Moyer LA, Bell BP, Alter MJ, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

    Institution

    Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, USA. emast@cdc.gov

    Source

    MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports / Centers for Disease Control 54:RR-16 2005 Dec 23 pg 1-31

    MeSH

    Adolescent
    Child
    Child, Preschool
    Female
    Hepatitis B
    Hepatitis B Antibodies
    Hepatitis B Vaccines
    Humans
    Immunization Schedule
    Immunoglobulins
    Infant
    Infant, Newborn
    Pregnancy
    Serologic Tests
    Vaccination

    Pub Type(s)

    Journal Article
    Practice Guideline

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    16371945