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Hepatitis B Virus Vaccines
New hepatitis B virus vaccines findings from Tzu Chi University, Graduate Institute published
August 6th, 2007
A new study, "Ethnicity, substance use, and response to booster hepatitis B vaccination in anti-HBs-seronegative adolescents who had received primary infantile vaccination," is now available. "In this revaccination study, we explored the determinants of response to booster hepatitis B (HB) vaccination in anti-HBs-seronegative adolescents who had received primary HB vaccination 15-18 years before. After controlling for prebooster anti-HBs levels, cigarette smoking, betel-quid chewing, alcohol drinking, and indigenous ethnicity were significantly associated with elevated risks of non-response to booster HB vaccination," researchers in Hualien, Taiwan report. "The adjusted...
Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2007-08-06)
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