1989
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651989000200005
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Active immunization against hepatitis B virus (HBV) with low-doses of plasma-derived vaccine by intradermal route

Abstract: SUMMARYSchedule for vaccination against HBV infection has usually been based on three separate injections of 20 meg of the vaccine by intramuscular route. One of the main shortcomings to its use in large scale programs has been its high cost. Ninety out of 300 health workers were submitted to three injections of 2 mcg of plasmaderived vaccine (PDV) by intradermal (ID) route on days 0, 30, and 180. Anti-HBs was detected in 74 (82.2%) after the second dose and in 80 (88.9%) after the third dose, a non-significan… Show more

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