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Immunization against Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) in a Cohort of Nursing Students Two Decades after Vaccination: Surprising Feedback

Maria Gabriella VersoClaudio CostantinoVitale FrancescoEmanuele Amodio

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0301 basic medicineHBsAgeducationImmunologySettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicatamedicine.disease_causeArticleHealthcare students03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineNursingDrug DiscoverymedicinePharmacology (medical)030212 general & internal medicinework related biological riskHBV infectionHBV vaccinationPharmacologyHepatitis B virusbusiness.industrySettore MED/44 - Medicina Del LavoroImmunogenicityAntibody titerAnti-HBs titerVaccinationTiter030104 developmental biologyInfectious DiseasesImmunizationCohortHealthcare studentbusiness

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Health-care students can be exposed to biological risks during university training. The persistence of long-term immunogenicity against hepatitis B virus (HBV) was analyzed in a cohort of nursing students two decades after primary vaccination. A total of 520 students were enrolled at the University of Palermo and were evaluated for levels of anti-HBsAg antibodies. The students were examined during the first year of their Degree Course and were checked two years later. All students with anti-HBsAg &lt

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-12-19Vaccines
https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8010001