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The authors developed a comparative study of the various methods of assessment of immune response to Hepatitis B vaccine. Eighty-six health care professionals underwent a vaccination programme with three doses of plasma-derived vaccine against Hepatitis ...
Maria Lucia G. Ferraz +3 more
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The increase in the incidence of vaccine-preventable infections is due to the low level of immunological protection of the population, which against the background of active migration processes can determine high risks of outbreaks of infectious diseases
Diana V. Sutovskaya +4 more
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Epidemiological Investigation of Non-Response to the Hepatitis B Vaccine in the South of Iran [PDF]
Introduction: Vaccination is the primary method for preventing hepatitis B worldwide. In some individuals, the anti-hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) antibody titer does not reach the protective range following primary vaccination.
Navid Omidifar +8 more
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Sleep and Antibody Response to Hepatitis B Vaccination [PDF]
Study Objectives: Experimental evidence links poor sleep with susceptibility to infectious illness; however, it remains to be determined if naturally occurring sleep is associated with immune responses known to play a role in protection against infection. The aim of this study was to determine whether sleep duration, sleep efficiency, and sleep quality,
Prather, Aric A +6 more
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Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains an important health issue with an estimated 2 billion people worldwide infected with HBV. The risk of contracting HBV by health-care workers (HCWs) is four times greater than that of the general adult
R Jayaprada +4 more
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Background: To evaluate the protective efficacy of a hepatitis B (HB) vaccination program in Taiwan among high-risk children. Methods: Children born to HBeAg-positive mothers from 2001 to 2010 were invited back.
Chen-Hsuan Wu +3 more
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BackgroundHepatitis B is a viral infection requiring specific serologic testing to diagnose the stage of the disease. There are many tests which can be ordered in a variety of combinations.
Alexander Lawandi +2 more
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Prevalence of Hepatitis B Antigen and Antibody in Prostitutes [PDF]
We investigated the prevalence of hepatitis B antigen (HBAg) and antibody (HBAb) in 293 prostitutes and in 379 pregnant women of similar age and of low socioeconomic level, who served as controls. HBAg was found in 4·4% of prostitutes and 3·4% of controls.
Papaevangelou, G. +3 more
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Modelling alternative strategies for delivering hepatitis B vaccine in prisons : the impact on the vaccination coverage of the injecting drug user population [PDF]
Since 2001 hepatitis B vaccination has been offered to prisoners on reception into prisons in England and Wales. However, short campaigns of vaccinating the entire population of individual prisons have achieved high vaccination coverage for limited ...
Sutton, AJ +8 more
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What Level of Hepatitis B Antibody Is Protective? [PDF]
This study assessed the level of vaccine-induced hepatitis B surface antibody that is protective against hepatitis B infection and carriage in The Gambia. Sera from 700 of a cohort of 1041 children vaccinated against hepatitis B in infancy were serially tested for markers of hepatitis B until age 7 years.
A D, Jack +4 more
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