Immune response to hepatitis B vaccination in HIV-positive individuals with isolated antibodies against hepatitis B core antigen: Results of a prospective Italian study.

Antibodies against hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) are found in 14-44% of patients with HIV infection, but it is still unclear whether hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination should be recommended for HIV-positive subjects with isolated anti-HBc (IAHBc). We examined the rate of anamnestic and primar...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Giulia Morsica, Sabrina Bagaglio, Vincenzo Spagnuolo, Antonella Castagna, Clelia Di Serio, Andrea Galli, Liviana Della Torre, Andrea Andolina, Alexander Pramov, Caterina Uberti-Foppa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5581175?pdf=render