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Hepatitic B Vaccines
Study results from Chulalongkorn University, Division of Infectious Diseases update understanding of hepatitic b vaccines
April 16th, 2008
Research findings, 'Immunological response to hepatitis B vaccination in patients with AIDS and virological response to highly active antiretroviral therapy,' are discussed in a new report. According to a study from Bangkok, Thailand, "Previous studies showed that an immunological response to hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination in patients with AIDS was lower than in the normal population. However, those with virological response to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may have a normal immunological response to HBV vaccination." "In our study, patients with AIDS who had a virological response to HAART and no immunity to HBV received 3 doses of HBV vaccine (20...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-04-16)
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