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Hepatitis B vaccine - proposal for a standardized assessment of immune response Vacinação contra Hepatite B - proposta de padronização da avaliação da resposta imunológica

open access: yesRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1992
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
doaj   +1 more source

Immunological Protection Against Vaccine-Preventable Infections (Hepatitis B, Measles, Rubella, Mumps, Diphtheria, Tetanus) of Russian and Foreign Students: A Simultaneous Study

open access: yesПедиатрическая фармакология, 2020
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
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological Investigation of Non-Response to the Hepatitis B Vaccine in the South of Iran [PDF]

open access: yesمجله علوم پزشکی صدرا
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
doaj   +1 more source

Sleep and Antibody Response to Hepatitis B Vaccination [PDF]

open access: yesSLEEP, 2012
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
openaire   +4 more sources

Evaluation of hepatitis B vaccination status and immune response among clinicians in a tertiary care hospital in South India

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2019
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
doaj   +1 more source

Outcomes of hepatitis B immunoglobulin and hepatitis B vaccination in high-risk newborns born to HBeAg-positive mothers

open access: yesBiomedical Journal, 2022
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
doaj   +1 more source

Hepatitis B testing practices at a tertiary care centre and their associated costs: A retrospective analysis.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
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
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Hepatitis B Antigen and Antibody in Prostitutes [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 1974
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
openaire   +3 more sources

Modelling alternative strategies for delivering hepatitis B vaccine in prisons : the impact on the vaccination coverage of the injecting drug user population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
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
core   +1 more source

What Level of Hepatitis B Antibody Is Protective? [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1999
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
openaire   +2 more sources

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