Hepatitis A vaccine responses in HIV-positive persons with haemophilia

The safety and immunogenicity of subcutaneously (s.c.) administered hepatitis A (HA) vaccine was evaluated in HIV positive and negative patients with haemophilia and healthy male controls. The vaccine was well tolerated. Seroconversion occurred among all controls after one dose of vaccine but was de...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vaccine 1996-08, Vol.14 (11), p.1039-1041
Hauptverfasser: Tilzey, Anthea J., Palmer, Sara J., Harrington, Chris, O'Doherty, Michael J.
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Zusammenfassung:The safety and immunogenicity of subcutaneously (s.c.) administered hepatitis A (HA) vaccine was evaluated in HIV positive and negative patients with haemophilia and healthy male controls. The vaccine was well tolerated. Seroconversion occurred among all controls after one dose of vaccine but was delayed among patients, particularly if HIV-positive—4 of 17 (24%) failed to respond to three doses of vaccine. Following the third dose of vaccine, geometric mean titres were significantly higher among controls (1354) than among HIV infected patients (204) ( P
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/0264-410X(96)00056-4