Open AccessIntramuscularvsintradermal route for hepatitis B booster vaccine in celiac children
Author(s) -
Salvatore Leonardi,
Andrea D. Praticò,
Elena Lionetti,
Massimo Spina,
Giovanna Vitaliti,
Mario La Rosa
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5729
Subject(s) - medicine , booster dose , hepatitis b , titer , hepatitis b virus , antibody , vaccination , hepatitis b vaccine , gastroenterology , immunology , hbsag , antibody titer , virus
To compare intradermal (ID) and intramuscular (IM) booster doses, which have been used in healthy and high risk subjects, such as healthcare workers, haemodialysis patients, human immunodeficiency virus patients, and renal transplant recipients unresponsive to initial hepatitis B vaccination, in celiac individuals.