Persistence of hepatitis B surface antibody and immune memory to hepatitis B vaccine among medical college students in Madinah

BACKGROUND: Globally, about 300 million people are infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Among the effective approaches to fight HBV infection is immunization. In 1989, an obligatory hepatitis B vaccine program was launched in Saudi Arabia. OBJECTIVE: Assess hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs)...

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Main Author: Waleed Mahallawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2018-11-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2018.413