Evaluation of the Intensity of Post-Vaccination Immunity to Hepatitis B among HIV-infected and Conditionally Healthy Persons in Western Siberia
M. Yu. Kartashov,
K. A. Svirin,
E. I. Krivosheina
et al.
Abstract:Relevance. Hepatitis B often causes liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, especially among patients with HIV. Vaccination is the main prophylaxis of HBV for preventing infection and developing chronic disease. Studying the duration of postvaccination immunity and the expediency of revaccination in different age and risk groups is important for improving the strategy of immunoprophylaxis of B hepatitis.Aims. Study was to determine the level of post-vaccination immunity to HBV and specific antibodies (an… Show more
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