Assessment of the HBV vaccine response in a group of HIV-infected children in Morocco

Abstract Background Since its development in the early 1980s, Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine has been proven to be highly protective. However, its immunogenicity may be ineffective among HIV-infected children. In Morocco, HBV vaccine was introduced in 1999, and since then all infants, including ver...

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Main Authors: Houda Haban, Soumia Benchekroun, Mina Sadeq, Abdelaziz Benjouad, Said Amzazi, Hicham Oumzil, Elmir Elharti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4776-8