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Antibody level after hepatitis-B vaccination in hemodialysis patients: impact of dialysis adequacy, chronic inflammation, local endemicity and nutritional status.

We prospectively studied the evolution of HBsAg antibody (HBsAb) after primary vaccination (four doses; Engerix B, 40 pg i.m at 0, one, two and six months) in 29 patients who were seronegative (HBsAb <10 IU/L), had not been previously vaccinated and were on hemodialysis. Their mean age was 45.58...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim, Salwa, el-Din, Sharaf, Bazzal, Ibrahim
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Medical Association 2006
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2569692/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17225840
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