T follicular helper cells and antibody response to Hepatitis B virus vaccine in HIV-1 infected children receiving ART

Autor: Mahlet Lemma, Temesgen E. Andargie, Desalegn Yibeltal, Rawleigh Howe, Yonas Bekele, Abraham Aseffa, Eyasu Mekonnen, Francesca Chiodi, Meseret Gebre, Kidist Bobosha, Anna Nilsson, Abiy Habtewold
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09165-6
Popis: HBV vaccine has 95% efficacy in children to prevent HBV infection and related cancer. We conducted a prospective study in HIV-1 infected children receiving ART (n = 49) and controls (n = 63) to assess humoral and cellular responses to HBV vaccine provided with three doses under an accelerated schedule of 4 weeks apart. At 1 month post-vaccination all children, except 4 HIV-1 infected, displayed protective antibody (ab) titers to HBV vaccine; ab titers were lower in infected children (P
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