Management of infants born to women with hepatitis B virus infection for pediatricians

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Management of Perinatally Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-Exposed Infants with Birth Weights ≥2,000 grams (≥4.4 lbs) ; Administer hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) and single-antigen vaccine in separate limbs at birth (≤12 hours). ; Complete vaccine series with 2 additional doses of single-antigen vaccine (3 total doses) OR with 3 additional doses of combination vaccine (4 total doses). ; CDC Tip Sheet is adapted with permission from the Georgia Department of Public Health publication, "A Pediatric Guide: Caring for Infants Born to Hepatitis B-Infected Mothers." ; CS 325363-A September 29, 2021 ; HepB-Provider-tipsheet-508.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Hepatitis B e Antigens
  • Hepatitis B, Chronic
  • Hepatitis B, Chronic / therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/117929/cdc_117929_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 101.23 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:041da31a1478f3281ee9123a620cb52e48f3282c7d1a13df1c8238eb8314ead90682cdea66f9e1b37fabd267b6178d3c23a8a0a224027f2270da457a71a53578