BACKGROUND The Hepatitis B (HB) vaccine response in hemodialysis patients is less than healthy individuals. Different strategies have been taken into account to improve the response rate. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of tetanus and diphtheria (Td) vaccine as an adjuvant therapy to HB vaccination. METHODS Sixty three end-stage renal disease patients were recruited on dialysis that w...

Background Lichen planus is classified as a common and chronic papulo – squamous disease. It has been associated with liver disease particularly hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, in several studies. This study aimed to evaluate the controversial relationship between HCV infection and lichen planus. Patients and methods This was an analytical case-control study. The study included 60 patients w...

The first universal hepatitis B vaccination program for newborns in the world was launched in Taiwan in July 1984. Most studies on the effectiveness of hepatitis B vaccination focused on the seroprevalence of HBs Ag among children under 14 years old. Only few studies focused on the seropositivity of anti-HBs among adolescents aged 15-18 years old. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact ...

The effect of HbA and HbF on both the aggregation and deaggregation of deoxy HbS and deoxy HbCHarlem in concentrated phosphate buffers was studied by a turbidimetric method. Although pure deoxy HbA is fully soluble in 2.4 M potassium phosphate buffer, the same concentration of deoxy HbAS was insoluble in the same buffer. Since there was little dissolved hemoglobin in the solute of a mixture of ...

introduction:blood-borne infectious agents are one of the main anxieties of blood transfusion organization in all countries. according to who, the blood healthy and blood safety is included ensuring and monitoring of quality and efficiency for all patients requiring blood transfusion. we at the current study intend that survey prevalence hiv ab, hcv ab, hbs ag among blood donors refer to the bl...

Hepatitis B and D infections are highly endemic in Mauritania, with prevalences ranging from 10 to 20%. With the present prospective transversal pilot study, we aimed evaluate of HBV, HCV, HDV healthcare workers (HCWs), offer treatment or vaccination as required. At inclusion, each HCW was screened for anti-HBc Ab (followed by HBsAg assay when positive). Additional biological analyses were perf...

Objectives: To assess the immunogenicity of Hepatitis B Vaccine in children with thalassemia.
 Study Design: Prospective longitudinal study.
 Place and Duration Study: Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan from Aug 2018 to Jan 2019.
 Methodology: After ethical approval informed consent, 150 diagnosed patients thalassemia were selected Thalassemia centre at Hospital ...