Hepatitis B Virus
Research on hepatitis B virus described by scientists at University of Massachusetts
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, May 17th, 2010
New investigation results, 'Impaired generation of hepatitis B virus-specific memory B cells in HIV infected individuals following vaccination,' are detailed in a study published in Vaccine. "Hepatitis B-specific memory B cell (HSMBC) frequencies were measured following hepatitis B vaccination in 15 HIV uninfected and 12 HIV infected adolescents. HSMBC were detected at significantly lower frequencies in HIV infected than in HIV uninfected individuals," scientists writing in the journal Vaccine report.
"The detection of HBsAb >10mIU/ml at study week 28 was strongly associated with the detection of HSMBC and a direct correlation between HBsAb titers and...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2010-05-17)
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