Impaired antibody response rates after high dose short interval hepatitis B virus vaccination of immunosuppressed individuals

Idilman R., Colantoni A., De Maria N., Ustun C., Sam R., Ing T., ...More

HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.50, no.49, pp.217-221, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 49
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Journal Name: HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.217-221
  • Keywords: hepatitis B virus, vaccine, immunosuppressed patients, BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, CHRONIC-HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS, CELL TRANSPLANTATION, VIRAL-HEPATITIS, IMMUNE-RESPONSE, SURFACE-ANTIGEN, LIVER-DISEASE, INFECTION, IMMUNOGENICITY, MANAGEMENT
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/Aims Because a more rapid and high, dose vaccination schedule may. be advantageous in immunosuppressed individuals to induce an earlier, immunization, the aim of the present study was to assess the response to high dose, short interval hepatitis B virus vaccination in various immunosuppressed-patient populations.