The effect of concurrent use of hepatitis B and Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccination on anti-hepatitis B response

Artan R., Erol M., Velipasaoglu S., Yegin C.

SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.25, sa.12, ss.1939-1942, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Dergi Adı: SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1939-1942
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is given at 2-months of age; diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, whole cell pertussis, oral polio are given at 2, 3, 4 months, and hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine is given at 3, 4, 9 months of age. The aim was to evaluate the sero-protection rate of HBV vaccine which has been given at 2,; 3, and 9 months of age and coincided with BCG vaccine at the first dose.