Abstract |
In patients on hemodialysis with a history of failure to respond to hepatitis B vaccination, intradermal revaccination is more effective than repeat intramuscular vaccination. Intradermal vaccine administration might become the standard of care for high-risk patients.
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Authors | Adeera Levin |
Journal | Nature reviews. Nephrology
(Nat Rev Nephrol)
Vol. 5
Issue 11
Pg. 616-7
(Nov 2009)
ISSN: 1759-507X [Electronic] England |
PMID | 19855423
(Publication Type: News)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Hepatitis B Vaccines
(administration & dosage, immunology)
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Humans
- Injections, Intradermal
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
(epidemiology, therapy)
- Renal Dialysis
- Risk Factors
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