LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Análise da soroconversão após esquema habitual de vacinação contra hepatite B em pacientes com doenças inflamatórias intestinais

Cunha, Isabella de Souza; Silva, Tayná Cristina da; Malluta, Éverson Fernando; Scolaro, Bruno Lorenzo; Velho, Pablo Sebastian; Stall, Juliane.

Arq. gastroenterol; 57 (1), 2020

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) vaccinated for hepatitis B have a low success rate in achieving protective antibody levels. The main factors suggested for this are IBD itself and the use of immunosuppressive drugs. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the concentration of anti-H...

Colitis Ulcerosa/tratamiento farmacológico, Colitis Ulcerosa/inmunología, Enfermedad de Crohn/tratamiento farmacológico, Enfermedad de Crohn/inmunología, Hepatitis B/diagnóstico, Hepatitis B/inmunología, Hepatitis B/prevención & control, Anticuerpos contra la Hepatitis B/sangre, Antígenos de Superficie de la Hepatitis B/inmunología, Vacunas contra Hepatitis B/administración & dosificación, Vacunas contra Hepatitis B/inmunología, Virus de la Hepatitis B/inmunología, Inmunosupresores/uso terapéutico, Persona de Mediana Edad, Estudios Prospectivos, Investigación Cualitativa, Seroconversión

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Hypovitaminosis D in patients with Crohn's disease

Objective: Vitamin D has been widely studied as a mediator of the immune response, becoming evident the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in patients with Crohn's disease. This work aims at evaluating the serum levels of vitamin D in patients suffering from Crohn's disease in a southeast region of Brazil. ...