Persistence of protective anti-HBs antibody levels and anamnestic response to HBV booster vaccination: A cross-sectional study among healthcare students 20 years following the universal immunization campaign in Italy

Persistence of protective anti-HBs antibody levels and anamnestic response to HBV booster vaccination: A cross-sectional study among healthcare students 20 years following the universal immunization campaign in Italy

Vaccination against Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) became mandatory in Italy for all newborns and 12 years-old individuals in the 1991. The immunogenicity of HBV vaccine and the effectiveness of the universal immunization strategy have been widely demonstrated. However the need to assess the antibody conce...

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Main Authors: Guglielmo Dini, Alessandra Toletone, Ilaria Barberis, Nicoletta Debarbieri, Emanuela Massa, Chiara Paganino, Francesca Bersi, Alfredo Montecucco, Cristiano Alicino, Paolo Durando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-02-01
Series:Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Subjects:
anamnestic response
hepatitis b virus (hbv)
occupational health surveillance programs
persistence of protection
vaccine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2017.1264788

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2017.1264788

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