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2528297

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3A
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-10-12
pubmed:abstractText
The clinical course and immunodiagnosis of hepatitis B infection is discussed. Immunization is necessary to prevent the clinical disease, the development of carriers, and the transmission of the hepatitis B virus to susceptible persons. Host factors that can curtail the immune response include increasing age, obesity, smoking cigarettes, and having a medical condition that compromises the immune system. Increasing the dose of vaccine, administering the inoculations intramuscularly, and giving the vaccine more frequently can enhance the immune response. The duration of immunity following vaccination has not yet been defined, but booster dose guidelines for selected groups are provided. Finally, recommendations for developing and implementing hepatitis B immunization protocols are presented.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0002-9343
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
36S-40S
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Factors influencing the immune response to hepatitis B vaccine, booster dose guidelines, and vaccine protocol recommendations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Virology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review