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| Bonazzi,Patricia R.; Bacchella,Telesforo; Freitas,Angela C.; Osaki,Karina T.; Lopes,Marta H.; Freire,Maristela P.; Machado,Marcel C.C.; Abdala,Edson. |
| Development of immunity to hepatitis B virus in cirrhotic patients waiting for liver transplantation is highly desirable. Though a double-dose regimen is available, little is know about its effectiveness. We examined the efficacy of double-dose hepatitis B virus vaccination in cirrhotic patients waiting for liver transplantation. We studied 43 patients who were waiting for liver transplantation. They were vaccinated with three doses of 40 mg hepatitis B vaccine at 0, 1 and 6 months; the normal dose is 20 mg. Efficacy was measured based on seroconversion of anti-HBs. Global response to the primary vaccination scheme was 67.5% (29 patients). Forty-one per cent of responders had anti-HBs titers above 1,000 IU/mL. No factors were associated with response,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Vaccine; Cirrhotic; Hepatitis B; Liver transplant. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000400009 |
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