Persistence of hepatitis B surface antibody to hepatitis B vaccine among medical college students in Najran University, Saudi Arabia

Persistence of hepatitis B surface antibody to hepatitis B vaccine among medical college students in Najran University, Saudi Arabia

Around 257 to 291 million people worldwide are infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Immunization is one of the most effective ways to combat HBV infection. Saudi Arabia implemented a mandatory hepatitis B immunization program in 1989. This project investigated the levels of hepatitis B surface...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bioinformation 2022-07, Vol.18 (7), p.617-621
Hauptverfasser: Ahmad A, Alshehri, Saleh A, Alshamrani, Osman A, Elnoubi, Abdullah J, Alshahrani, Ahmad M, Saif, Mohammed H, Nahari, Nahid K, Elfaki, Mohammed A, Alshahrani, Saeed M, Alfateh, Mutaib M, Mashraqi
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antibodies
Blood groups
Chemiluminescence
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Immunity
Immunization
Immunoassay
Medical science
Microparticles
Students
Vaccines
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:Around 257 to 291 million people worldwide are infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Immunization is one of the most effective ways to combat HBV infection. Saudi Arabia implemented a mandatory hepatitis B immunization program in 1989. This project investigated the levels of hepatitis B surface antibodies (anti-HBs) among medical students in the college of applied medical science at Najran University in December 2020. Students (n=82) were tested for anti-HBs levels using a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA). Anti-HBs levels were the main outcome measures. Results showed that about 81.7% of participants had an insufficient amount of Anti-HBs levels (
ISSN:0973-2063
0973-8894
0973-2063
DOI:10.6026/97320630018617