Anti-Hepatitis B Antibody Levels In Immunized Medical Students: Are They At Risk?
AUTOR(ES)
Batista, Keila Zaniboni Siqueira
FONTE
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
16/05/2019
RESUMO
Abstract INTRODUCTION Medical students have an occupational risk for hepatitis B (HB). This study sought to determine anti-HBs and anti-HBc IgG levels in vaccinated students, check their seroconversion, and correlate this with vaccination. METHODS One hundred and forty-three students’ blood samples and their vaccination schedules were analyzed. RESULTS: 65.7% were positive for anti-HBs; however, anti-HBs was absent in 34.3%. Only two samples were positive for anti-HBc IgG. CONCLUSIONS More than 30% of students did not have minimum protective levels. Comparing HBV vaccination and anti-HBs reactivity, the majority of reactive individuals received their last dose within the past 16 years.
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