Antibody response in neonates following immunization with plasma - derived hepatitis B vaccine
- Author:
Hoang Cong Long
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hepatitis B vaccine, neonate
- MeSH:
Hepatitis B Vaccines;
Infant, Newborn;
Plasma
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2003;13(6):50-53
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
174 healthy newborn babies in Lam Dong General Hospital, body weight > 2.500g without congenital abnormality, whose mother did not immunized previously with B hepatitis vaccine, were received an infection of HB vaccine of 10mg initially 24-48 hours after birth. After 3 injections of GMT anti HBS of 650.02 mIU/ml, the antibody response was 95.43% with a GMT of 1041.21 mIU/ml. The antibody response in fully immunized was 98.38%
