Long-term clinical observation of the immunogenicity of inactivated hepatitis A vaccine in children

Autor: Guozhang Xu, Yong-Xin Lin, Guo-lin Bian, Yao-rong Chen, Hongjun Dong, Shao-ying Zhou, Hongxia Ni, Jia-Qun Chen, Fengjiao Hu, Rui Ma
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Vaccine. 28:4798-4801
ISSN: 0264-410X
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.04.096
Popis: 110 children who were given the complete course of the inactivated hepatitis A vaccine (Havrix) were followed up 10 years later. Age-matched healthy children who were not inoculated served as controls. One month after two primary injections, all children were positive for serum antibody. After 10 years, 99.09% of inoculated children remained positive for serum anti-HAV antibody, with a geometric mean concentration (GMC) of 61.59mIU/mL. GMC values following a secondary immunization in children with antibody levels20mIU/mL were significantly elevated (567.9mIU/mL), compared with the primary injection alone. Havrix appears to induce persistent immunity and potent immune memory.
Databáze: OpenAIRE