Response to Annie B. Walsh
โ Scribed by Susan Gibson; R. Wayne Shute
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 98 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0826-4805
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Two hundred and twelve individuals who failed to respond or responded poorly to hepatitis B vaccination or whose anti-HBs levels had dropped below 10 IU/L at follow-up were revaccinated. Only 18% of initial nonresponders, but 96% of those who responded initially, developed anti-HBs above 10 IU/L aft
Hepatitis B (HB) vaccine provides an uncertain duration of protection and the optimal timing of booster vaccine remains unclear. This study examined the immune response at 10 years of 118 children who had developed protective anti-HB surface (anti-HBs) levels after a primary series of HB immunizatio