ABSTRACT Background: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of hepatitis B vaccination and factors associated with vaccine unresponsiveness in healthy children. Methods: A total of 141 healthy children aged between two and five years were included in the study. All of the cases had recei...
Abstract INTRODUCTION Medical students have an occupational risk for hepatitis B (HB). This study sought to determine anti-HBs and anti-HBc IgG levels in vaccinated students, check their seroconversion, and correlate this with vaccination. METHODS One hundred and forty-three students' blood samples a...
A infecçäo pelo virus da hepatite B (VHB) assume grande importância epidemiológica em todo o mundo, especialmente no Brasil, onde determinados grupos de risco apresentam alta prevalência da infecçäo. Dentre estes, destacam-se os profissionais da área da saúde, grupo ao qual devem ser dirigidas m...
Se hace una revisión de los aspectos clínicos y bioquímicos de la hepatitis viral, con énfasis en las características biológicas y epidemiológicas de los virus A, B, no A - no B (NANB) y Delta, así como de los eventos serológicos que ocurren durante la infección con estos agentes virales. Se pr...
