High chance to overcome the non-responder status to hepatitis B vaccine after a further full vaccination course: results from the extended study on healthcare students and workers in Florence, Italy

High chance to overcome the non-responder status to hepatitis B vaccine after a further full vaccination course: results from the extended study on healthcare students and workers in Florence, Italy

Healthcare workers (HCWs) are considered high-risk subjects for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection due to occupational exposure to blood and body fluids. Vaccination represents the core strategy for HBV infection prevention. Following our previous publication on this topic, we aimed to assess the eff...

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Main Authors: Maddalena Grazzini, Giulio Arcangeli, Nicola Mucci, Paolo Bonanni, Costanza Bini, Angela Bechini, Sara Boccalini, Emilia Tiscione, Diana Paolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-04-01
Series:Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Subjects:
hepatitis b
vaccination
health care workers
booster
seroconversion
immunological response
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2019.1680082

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2019.1680082

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