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Hepatitis A booster vaccine in children after infant immunization

 

作者: GÜLER,   KANRA SONGÜL,   YALÇIN ATES,   KARA ELIF,   ÖZMERT KADRIYE,  

 

期刊: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal  (OVID Available online 2002)
卷期: Volume 21, issue 8  

页码: 727-730

 

ISSN:0891-3668

 

年代: 2002

 

出版商: OVID

 

关键词: Hepatitis A;revaccination;immunogenicity;infant;children

 

数据来源: OVID

 

摘要:

Background.Hepatitis A vaccine provides long term protection against hepatitis A infection in adults and children older than 2 years of age. Few data are available regarding children younger than 2 years of age.Methods.Children who were vaccinated in infancy with hepatitis A vaccine were revaccinated at 4 years of age, and antibody titers were followed. Forty-four subjects who had been vaccinated with hepatitis A vaccine [Havrix, 360 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay units (EU)] at the age of 2, 4 and 6 months were revaccinated with 720 EU of inactivated hepatitis A vaccine (Havrix) at 4 years of age.Results.Geometric mean titer (GMT) of 44 evaluable cases was 41 mIU/ml and 34 children (77.3%) were seropositive before the booster dose. Postvaccination blood samples were obtained from 37 cases. One month after booster dose GMT increased to 2884 mIU/ml, and all subjects were seropositive. Ten seronegative cases also seroconverted. The GMT of the seropositive cases showed anamnestic response after the booster dose (57 mIU/ml before booster dose, 5623 mIU/ml after the booster). No serious adverse event was seen after the booster dose.Conclusion.We conclude that childhood hepatitis A virus revaccination after infant immunization is highly immunogenic and safe.

 

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