the effect of inflammatory reactions on antibody unresponsiveness to hepatitis b vaccine in hemodialysis patients

can Isolated hepatitis B core antibody in HIV-infected patients response to hepatitis B vaccine help to elucidate the cause?

source and response of antibody to hepatitis b vaccine in hemodialysis patients

Unresponsiveness to Recombinant Hepatitis B Vaccine in Healthy Iranian Neonates: Association with HLA Antigens

Background: Hepatitis B is an important infectious disease.  Since several years ago, mass vaccination against this viral infection has become as part of routine vaccination schedule of Iran.  However, some healthy neonates, children and adults fail to generate a protective antibody response after vaccination.Objectives: To investigate distribution of HLA class-I and class-II antigens in health...

the relationship between erythropoietin resistance and antibody response to hepatitis b vaccine in hemodialysis patients

conclusions epo resistance was negatively associated with anti-hbs levels and seroconversion. more studies are needed to highlight the underlying mechanisms regarding epo resistance and response to hbv vaccination in hd patients. results in total 97 patients were enrolled. for the entire group, stepwise linear regression analysis revealed that square root transformed anti-hbs levels were indepe...

The Relationship Between Erythropoietin Resistance and Antibody Response to Hepatitis B Vaccine in Hemodialysis Patients

BACKGROUND Seroconversion following Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine in hemodialysis (HD) patients has been shown to be suboptimal. Nutritional and immunological factors were shown to influence the seroconversion related to HBV vaccination in HD patients. Resistance to erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESA) for correction of anemia has also been shown to be associated with nutrition and inflamm...

Variability in Response to Hepatitis B Vaccine in Hemodialysis Patients

BACKGROUND Hemodialysis patients are exposed to blood and blood products more than the general population and are also at higher risk for hepatitis B (HB) contamination. For these reasons, it is highly recommended that this patient population gets the HB vaccine. The efficacy of the vaccine is measured by measuring titers of antibody in the serum of the patient. A minimum titer of 10 mIU/mL is ...