Hepatitis B revaccination for healthcare workers who are anti-HBs-negative after receiving a primary vaccination series
| Autor: | Marta Heloisa Lopes, Ana Marli Christovam Sartori, Tatiany Viviany Gonçalves Souza, Melissa Mascheretti, Tânia do Socorro Souza Chaves |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 45, Iss 5, Pp 639-642 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-9849 0037-8682 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0037-86822012000500018 |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate the response to hepatitis B (HB) revaccination of healthcare workers (HCW) who are negative for antibodies to HB surface antigen (anti-HBs) after a complete vaccination series. METHODS: HCW whose anti-HBs test was performed > 90 days after a HB vaccination course were given a 4th dose. A post-vaccination test was done within 30 to 90 days. RESULTS: One hundred and seventy HCW were enrolled: 126 (74.1%) were anti-HBs-positive after the 4th dose. CONCLUSIONS: Rechecking anti-HBs after the 4th HB vaccine dose is a practical approach in case of post-vaccination tests performed >90 days after the full vaccination course. |
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