Conclusions: Field administration of HB vaccine led to anti- A study on impact of inclusion of hepatitis B vaccine in HBs in a large proportion of children and a reduction in anti- childhood immunization program in India HBc rate. Indian J Gastroenterol (November 2012) 31(Suppl 1):A1вЂ“A114 DOI 10.1007/s1266-3 ABSTRACTS Received: 21 September 2012 /Accepted: 22 September 2012 /Published online: 30 October 2012 # Indian Society of Gastroenterology 2012 Plenary Session respectively however, only one of these 16 sera had anti-HBc indicating that the original assay results were more A1 reliable. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Springer Journals Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, and National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad 500 007, India A2 Background: Hepatitis B (HB) vaccine was included in Sepsis in acute liver failure: influence on ammonia dynamics IndiaвЂ™s universal immunization program in 2003 as a pilot and outcome program covering some areas and gradually extended to the entire Our data also Rakesh Aggarwal suggest that HB epidemiology in India shows major geo- Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate graphical heterogeneity. A much lower than expected background rate of HB infected in the study population precluded assessment of Divyanshu Sharma, J J Babu, Hemalatha R, Tarun Kumar, effect of immunization on HB carrier rate.

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