## Abstract Three hundred thirty‐six medical personnel from hemodialysis centers were treated with three doses, 20 μg each, of the Merck hepatitis B vaccine (at 0, 1, and 6 months). Within 1 month after the first injection, 41% converted to anti‐HBs positivity; after the second injection the conver
Simultaneous passive and active immunization against hepatitis B: Noninterference of hepatitis B immune globulin with the anti-HBs response to reduced doses of heat-inactivated hepatitis B vaccine
✍ Scribed by P. Nico Lelie; Henk W. Reesink; Rob Grijm; Sonja Th. de Jong-Van Manen; Eveline E. Reerink-Brongers
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 569 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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