Immunogenicity and tolerability of hepatitis A vaccine in HIV-infected children.

Immune Response to Standard Hepatitis B Vaccination in HIV-Infected Patients

Background: Due to their similar routes of transmission, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection occurs considerably. HBV infection progresses more rapidly in HIV-infected patients. Therefore, HBV vaccination of all non-immune HIV infected patients is recommended. On the other hand, HIV-infected subjects have suboptimal responses to HBV vaccine. In this study...

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

Hepatitis B vaccine immunogenicity in Kerman 12 months infants

Introduction: Infection  with  HBV  is  the  most  common  chronic  viral  infection  and mortality  in  children.  Prevention of this infection with vaccination is vital.  This  study  was  done  to compare  the  antibody  level  in post hepatitis  B vaccination  in  children  with  12 months  age. Materials  and  Methods:This  descriptive  study  was  carreid  out  on healthy  120  children  ...

Assessment of the HBV vaccine response in a group of HIV-infected children in Morocco

BACKGROUND Since its development in the early 1980s, Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine has been proven to be highly protective. However, its immunogenicity may be ineffective among HIV-infected children. In Morocco, HBV vaccine was introduced in 1999, and since then all infants, including vertically HIV-infected infants, have been following the vaccination schedule, implemented by the Moroccan mi...

Anti-HBs Response and its Protective Effect in Children and Adults Receiving Hepatitis B Recombinant Vaccine in Tehran

Background: Following WHO recommendation, HBV vaccination has been integrated into EPI program in Iran since 1996.  Objective: To evaluate the immunogenicity and protective effect of HB vaccine (recombinant Heberbiovac ,Cuba ) in vaccinated children and adults .  Methods: A total of 542 cases (340 children and 202 adults) were vaccinated using a three-doses schedule of zero, one and six month. ...