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

CONCLUSION: A considerable portion of the participants (about 51%) were at risk of HBV infection since their anti-HBs levels were<10 mIU/mL. Booster doses significantly trigger memory immune response and this ensured their protection against the virus. Pre-booster anti-HBs level are a good predictive of post-booster anti-HBs levels in≥10 mIU/mL group. LIMITATIONS:The sample size was small. Shortage of collaborators. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None.   
Source: Annals of Saudi Medicine - Category: General Medicine Tags: ISSUE 6 Source Type: research