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The article discusses a randomized controlled trial aimed at comparing the safety and immunogenicity of four intramuscular double-dose regimen and four intradermal low-dose regimen against the standard hepatitis B vaccine regimen in adults with human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infection. The trial was conducted in France from June 28, 2007 to October 23, 2008. The percentage of responders at the 28th week was defined as patients with hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) of at least 10 milli-international unit/milliliter (mIU/ml) in patients given at least one dose of vaccine. The trial found an improved serological response among patients in the four intramuscular double-dose and the four intradermal low-dose regimens compared with the standard HBV vaccine regimen.

No data are available for the kinetics of anti-Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) antibodies in HIV/HCV co-infected patients after sustained virological response (SVR). We present a case of a HIV/HCV co-infected patient, showing a significant anti-HCV antibodies decrease during therapy, who achieved a HCV seroreversion 3 years after SVR. Among them, antibodies to core protein, the most strongly antigenic protein showed significant decrease. Our results indicate an absence of antigenic stimulation suggesting a total clearance of HCV. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]