Response to Hepatitis B virus vaccine in young adults with perinatally acquired HIV infection. Issue 4 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sadarangani, Manish; Tam, Herman; McDonald, Susan; Fidler, Sarah; Foster, Caroline
• Is Part Of: Journal of infection. Volume 71:Issue 4(2015)
• Page Start: 495
• Page End: 497
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Infection -- Periodicals; Bacterial Infections -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2015.06.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0163-4453

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0010"> <title id="sectitle0010">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="abspara0010"> <list id="ulist0010"> <list-item id="u0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0010">Hepatitis B vaccine is recommended in HIV-positive individuals.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0015">Clinic attendance in adolescents and young adults is irregular.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0020">Erratic dosing intervals of hepatitis B vaccine did not affect anti-HBs levels.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0025">High CD4:CD8, low CD8 and high CD4 nadir were associated with higher anti-HBs.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>