Persistence of hepatitis B immune memory until 9-10 years of age following hepatitis B vaccination at birth and DTaP-IPV-HB-PRP∼T vaccination at 2, 4 and 6 months

• Main Authors: Pope Kosalaraksa (Author), Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit (Author), Suwat Benjaponpitak (Author), Chitsanu Pancharoen (Author), Sunate Chuenkitmongkol (Author), Siham B'Chir (Author), Xavier Da Costa (Author), Emmanuel Vidor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To evaluate the long-term persistence of anti-hepatitis B surface (HBs) antibodies and the response to a HB challenge re-vaccination in children who had received a primary series of DTaP-IPV-HB-PRP∼T (Hexaxim™) or DTaP-IPV-HB/PRP∼T (Infanrix hexa™). Methods: Two cohorts of participants wh...