IMMUNOGENICITY OF HEPATITIS B VACCINE IN MEDICAL AND PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL IN IRAN
Abstract
Seroresponse to the full three - dose of the hepatitis B vaccine (Engcrix-B) was studied in 138 medical and paramedical staff from Tehran. The vaccine was found to be highly immunogenic. Seroconversion rales, scroprotecthn rates and geometric mean titer were found to be 98.$%, 90% and 902.$ mlu/ml, respectively. Tills is the first report of sero-rcsponse in normal Iranian subjects to the hepatitis B vaccine.| Files | ||
| Issue | Vol 37, No 3 (1999) | |
| Section | Original Article(s) | |
| Keywords | ||
| "Hepatitis B Vaccine healthcare worker seroconversion rate croprotcction rate immunttgenccUy " | ||
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How to Cite
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A. Zamani, H. Shajarfi, M. Haghighi, N. Haddady. IMMUNOGENICITY OF HEPATITIS B VACCINE IN MEDICAL AND PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL IN IRAN. Acta Med Iran. 1;37(3):181-184.
