Assertion: hepatitis b's infant | /r/CapableOf | receive a dose of hbig
Facets:
value: at birth
type: TEMPORAL
value: in order to prevent transmission
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: As recommended by the CDC, all infants born to hepatitis B surface antigen positive mothers (HBsAg positive) should receive both a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine and a dose of HBIG within 12 hours of birth in order to prevent transmission.
text: In a clinical study of infants who received one dose of HBIG at birth followed by the recommended three dose regimen of RECOMBIVAX HB, chronic infection had not occurred in 96% of 130 infants after nine months of follow-up.