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Incidence and Clinical Predictors of Nonresponse to Hepatitis B Vaccination among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: Importance of Obesity

Incidence and Clinical Predictors of Nonresponse to Hepatitis B Vaccination among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: Importance of Obesity

Authors :
Louise-Anne McNutt
Emily Bruni
Darius L. Mason
Nimish Patel
Magdalene M. Assimon
Source :
Southern Medical Journal. 108:567-573
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Southern Medical Association, 2015.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to quantify the incidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine nonresponse and identify clinical characteristics associated with vaccine nonresponse. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted among patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) receiving the HBV vaccine. Study inclusion criteria were age 18 years and older, receipt of HD treatment for ≥ 1 month, receipt of ≥ 1 dose of HBV vaccine, availability of anti-HB surface antibody (anti-HBs) laboratory values ≥ 2 weeks after last HBV vaccine, and prevaccine anti-HBs value

Details

ISSN :
00384348
Volume :
108
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Southern Medical Journal
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....1d3f7c048a15728bc45abea050359f22
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.14423/smj.0000000000000343