Public health perspective on vaccine-preventable hepatitis: Integrating hepatitis A and B vaccines into public health settings

Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage among U.S. Adolescents, National Immunization Survey–Teen, 2006

“…It is important to vaccinate adolescents before they age out of vaccine support programs such as VFC or parental insurance because vaccine financing is an important barrier to vaccinating young adults [31]. The finding that coverage was higher among adolescents who had a parent-reported health visit at age 11-12 years emphasizes the need to educate parents, providers, and adolescents of the importance of a medical home and of preventive healthcare.…”

Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus services offered by substance abuse treatment programs in the United States

“…Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others recommend that all substance abusers receive the HAV and HBV vaccine if they have not already been exposed or immunized (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1999; Craig, Schaffner, 2004; Crowcroft, Walsh, Davison, & Gungabissoon, 2001; Hershey, Schowalter, & Bailey, 2005; Poland, & Jacobson, 2004; Poland, 2005; Quaglio, Lugoboni, Mezzelani, Des Jarlais, & Lechi, 2006). A substantial proportion of substance abusers have underlying chronic liver disease due to HCV infection and are at increased risk of acute liver failure and death if they were to become superinfected with HAV or HBV (Akriviadis, & Redeker, 1989; Vento, Garofano, Renzini, Cainelli, Casali, Ghironzi, Ferraro, & Concia, 1998; Koff, 2001; Cooksley, 2004; Reiss, & Keeffe, 2004; Keeffe, 2005).…”

Vacunación para hepatitis B en pacientes adultos infectados con virus de inmunodeficiencia humana

“…Hay oportunidades y circunstancias para realizar vacunación a pacientes en alto riesgo de padecer la infección, como cárceles, centros de rehabilitación de drogadictos y clínicas para atención de enfermedades de transmisión sexual 35,36 , pero no se aprovecha esta oportunidad por parte de los organismos de regulación en salud, al punto que un estudio en E.U.A. muestra que 70% de las personas recientemente infectadas han perdido una oportunidad de vacunación previa a su diagnóstico 37 .…”