The safety and effectiveness of HBV vaccination in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis controlled by treatment.

CONCLUSIONS: HBV vaccination is safe and effective. Pediatric rheumatologists should consider HBV vaccination for unimmunized patients with JIA, because the response to HBV vaccine might be influenced by age, and children have a higher risk for potential HBV infection than adults.
PMID: 26471922 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Source: Rural Remote Health - December 16, 2016 Category: Rural Health Authors: Nerome Y, Akaike H, Nonaka Y, Takezaki T, Kubota T, Yamato T, Yamasaki Y, Imanaka H, Kawano Y, Takei S Tags: Mod Rheumatol Source Type: research