Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses to a Hepatitis B Vaccine Booster 15–18 Years after Neonatal Immunization
Author(s) -
ChunYi Lu,
Yen–Hsuan Ni,
BorLuen Chiang,
PeiJer Chen,
MeiHwei Chang,
LuanYin Chang,
IhJen Su,
HsuSung Kuo,
LiMin Huang,
DingShinn Chen,
ChinYun Lee
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/587695
Subject(s) - immunization , immunology , virology , immune system , booster (rocketry) , hepatitis b , hepatitis b vaccine , medicine , booster dose , hepatitis b virus , hbsag , virus , astronomy , physics
Whether hepatitis B (HB) vaccine-conferred immunity persists into adulthood is unknown. We aimed to investigate long-term HB immunity in adolescents.
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