Persistence of immunity 18-19 years after vaccination against hepatitis B in 2 cohorts of vaccinees primed as infants or as adolescents in Italy

• Main Authors: Luisa Romanò (Author), Cristina Galli (Author), Catia Tagliacarne (Author), Maria Elena Tosti (Author), Claudio Velati (Author), Laura Fomiatti (Author), Maria Chironna (Author), Rosa Cristina Coppola (Author), Mario Cuccia (Author), Rossana Mangione (Author), Fosca Marrone (Author), Francesco Saverio Negrone (Author), Antonino Parlato (Author), Carla Maria Zotti (Author), Alfonso Mele (Author), Alessandro Remo Zanetti (Author), the Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study was aimed at assessing the anti-HBs persistence and immune memory 18-19 y after vaccination against hepatitis B in healthy individuals primed as infants or adolescents. We enrolled 405 teenagers (Group A) vaccinated as infants, and 409 young adults (Group B) vaccinated as adolescents. All...