Ten-year persistence of antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen in healthcare workers vaccinated against hepatitis B virus, and response to booster vaccination. |
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| Authors: | Ricardo Durlach Stella Laugas Cristina B Freuler Viviana E Rodriguez Marta Costa |
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| Affiliation: | German Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
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| Abstract: | This study estimated the number of HCWs with protective antibody levels 5 and 10 years after HBV vaccination. Kaplan-Meier probabilities of protective levels were 0.95 at 60 days after vaccination, 0.87 at 5 years, and 0.79 at 10 years. Those without protective levels displayed good response 7 and 30 days after a booster. |
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