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

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...

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

We read with great interest the article by Baris Afsar entitled "The relationship between erythropoietin resistance and antibody response to hepatitis B vaccine in hemodialysis patients" published in your valuable journal. He analyzed the relationship between anti-HBs response and erythropoietin (EPO) resistance among patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and demonstrated that EPO resist...

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...

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

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 ...