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Immunization
Recent findings from University of Washington, Department of Medicine highlight research in immunization
October 22nd, 2008
Scientists discuss in 'Independent clinical predictors of impaired response to hepatitis B vaccination in HIV-infected persons' new findings in immunization. "Protective response rates to hepatitis B (HB) vaccination have been reported as low as 18-62% in HIV-infected persons. The relative importance of various predictors for this poor response has not been fully characterized," scientists in the United States report. "In this retrospective cohort study, we examined the relationship between clinical characteristics and vaccine non-response (HB surface antibody <10 IU/L) among patients attending an urban HIV clinic. Among the 97 patients who met the inclusion...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-10-22)
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