Duration of immunity to hepatitis B vaccination in institutionalized mentally retarded patients
โ Scribed by Donato Torre; Marco Broggini; Vanna Botta; Carmen Sampietro
- Book ID
- 119150319
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 142 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0264-410X
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The immune response after vaccination with H-B-VAX (20 micrograms, Months 0, 1 and 6) was investigated in 23 Down's syndrome patients and compared to that in 30 other mentally retarded patients and 32 staff members. About 90% of Down's syndrome and other mentally retarded patients and 100% of staff
Sixty-two patients of two institutions for mentally retarded patients were immunized intradermally with 4 micrograms doses of plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccine made in Japan, initially at month 0.1 and 6. The three vaccinations induced antibodies in 93.5% (90.9% in those with Down's syndrome (DS),