Two Episodes of Leukoencephalitis Associated with Recombinant Hepatitis B Vaccination in a Single Patient

The Vaccination of Hepatitis A

در ایالات متحده آمریکا ۷۵۰۰۰ الی ۱۲۵۰۰۰ مورد هپاتیت حاد در اثر ویروس هپاتیت A در سال گزارش می شود که سالانه ۱۰۰ نفر در اثر این بیماری می میرند که هزینه ای معادل ۲۰۰ میلیون دلار به همراه دارد. ویروس بیماری هپاتیت A از طریق مدفوع - دهانی انتشار پیدا می کند به طوریکه با خوردن غذا یا آب آلوده به این ویروس، فرد بیمار می شود.

Eight years of hepatitis B vaccination in Colombia with a recombinant vaccine: factors influencing hepatitis B virus infection and effectiveness.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of a recombinant hepatitis B vaccine used in endemic areas of Colombia, as well as risk factors associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and carriage after vaccine introduction. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out in urban and rural areas of the Colombian Amazon, a highly endemic area for hepatitis B infection. Children under 12 yea...

Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage and Its Associated Factors in Nurses of Imam Reza (AS) Hospital in Kermanshah

Background: Viral hepatitis is one the main infections that health staff are faced with and nurses are at greater risk of the contracting this disease because of their exposure to patients. The current study was conducted to determine the hepatitis B vaccination coverage and its associated factors in nurses of Imam Reza (AS) Hospital in Kermanshah, Iran. Methods: In this descriptive-analytic...

Hepatitis B Virus Vaccination in Hemodialysis Patients: A Necessity for Individualizing of Immunization?

Relationship between hepatitis B DNA Viral load in the liver and it\'s histology in patient with chronic hepatitis B

Background: Serial measurement of  hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA levels in the liver and its relation with liver damage and serum HBV DNA levels are guide to begin and/or end a treatment course. This study evaluated the relationship between liver hepatitis B DNA viral load with liver histology in patients with chronic hepatitis B (HBV). Methods:  Thirty patients with chronic anti-Hbe positive ...