%0 Journal Article
%T Hepatitis B vaccine induced HBsAg positivity
%A Singh Shivaram
%J Hepatitis B Annual
%D 2007
%I 
%X 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.
%K Hepatitis B virus
%K hepatitis B vaccine
%K hepatitis B antigen
%K HBsAg
%K hemodialysis
%U http://www.hepatitisbannual.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9747;year=2007;volume=4;issue=1;spage=55;epage=60;aulast=Singh