Long-term persistence in protection and response to a hepatitis B vaccine booster among adolescents immunized in infancy in the western region of China

• Main Authors: Zhen-Zi Wang (Author), Yu-Hua Gao (Author), Wei Lu (Author), Cun-Duo Jin (Author), Ying Zeng (Author), Ling Yan (Author), Feng Ding (Author), Tong Li (Author), Xue-En Liu (Author), Hui Zhuang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To evaluate the persistence of protection from hepatitis B (HB) vaccination among adolescents immunized with a primary series of HB vaccine as infants, and the immune response to booster doses. Methods: Healthy adolescents aged 15-17 y vaccinated with HB vaccine only at birth were enroll...