Photo 1) Electron micrograph of hepatitis B virus. ( Linda Stannard, Department of Medical Microbiology,
University of Cape Town )
Photo 2) Hepatitis-B vaccine
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If mother is positive of hepatitis-B surface antigen, especially
e-antigen(+), administer the hepatitis-B vaccine and
hepatitis-B immune globulin to child as following schedule.
0 day : hepatitis-B immune globulin
2-month-old: hepatitis-B immune globulin+ HB vaccine
3-month-old: HB vaccine
5-month-old: HB vaccine