Hepatitis B vaccine efficacy in patients with chronic liver disease by hepatitis C virus Eficácia da vacina anti-hepatite B em pacientes com doença hepática crônica pelo vírus da hepatite C

BACKGROUND: Considering the immunosuppression of patients with chronic liver disease, their response to vaccination is discussed in literature. AIMS: To evaluate the response of hepatitis B vaccine in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. METHODS: This is a prospective study in which 85...

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Main Authors: Angelo Alves de Mattos, Eliana Buksztejn Gomes, Cristiane Valle Tovo, Cláudio Osmar Pereira Alexandre, José Oscar dos Reis Remião
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2004-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032004000300008