New developments in the era of viral hepatitis vaccines

Poyraz M., ÖZDOĞAN O. C.

MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.29, ss.29-32, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 29
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5472/mmjsi.2901.06
  • Dergi Adı: MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.29-32
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections are major health problems in the world. Therefore, prevention of the transmission of the viral infections gets higher priority. Development of hepatitis B vaccines by recombinant technology provide higher prevention rates. However, this success could not be achieved with hepatitis C vaccine. The present review discusses recent developments for hepatitis B and C vaccines.