Significance of anti-HB levels below 10 IU/L after vaccination against hepatitis B in infancy or adolescence: an update in relation to sex

Significance of anti-HB levels below 10 IU/L after vaccination against hepatitis B in infancy or adolescence: an update in relation to sex

Hepatitis B vaccination (three-dose series) induces long-term immunity, but it is not uncommon to find antibody levels below 10 IU/L long after vaccination. However, the majority of the subjects with low antibody levels have a prompt response to a booster dose. A population of 10,294 students at Pad...

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Main Authors: Andrea Trevisan, Clara Frasson, Davide De Nuzzo, Annamaria Nicolli, Maria Luisa Scapellato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-02-01
Series:Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Subjects:
hepatitis b
vaccination
immunological memory
booster dose
protection
gender
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2019.1656483

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