The characteristics of the 681 study subjects are shown in Table 1. The majority (62.1%) of subjects were male. The mean age at enrollment was 15.58 years and the mean time interval from the reception ...

BOSTON — In a study from the National Institutes of Health of healthcare workers (HCWs) previously vaccinated against hepatitis B virus (HBV) as adults, antibody titers to HBV surface antigen ...

Given the nature of their work, students engaged in health professional training programs could have a higher risk of contracting Rubeola, Rubella, Mumps, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Varicella, Tuberculosis, ...

Background: The duration of protection after hepatitis B vaccination of infants is unknown. Methods: We determined antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) at 4-13 years of age in 363 low ...

Medical personnel accidentally exposed to blood from patients who had acute hepatitis or carried hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) were assigned randomly to receive two injections one month apart of ...

A seroprotective response to a challenge dose of hepatitis B vaccine was seen in more than 90% of study participants who received the vaccine as infants, according to recent study findings published ...

A quantitative competitive RNA polymerase chain reaction (QC-PCR) assay was developed for measuring absolute levels of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in the sera of 121 viremic persons, including 64 ...

During recent years, numerous attempts have been made in this laboratory to devise a serologic test for hepatitis. The demonstration of a specific hemagglutinin in the serums of monkeys with yellow ...

Twenty to fifty percent of HCV infected patients recovers spontaneously. Scientists have investigated 67 spontaneously recovered patients and found that co-infection by hepatitis B virus is associated ...

A total of 8226 students (mean age: 19.2±2.3 years) receiving pre-entrance health examinations and lifestyle questionnaires during the 2005–2006 academic year were recruited. Smoking, alcohol drinking ...