Impact of hepatitis B immunization among the Nicobarese tribe - antibody titres & seroprotection five years after vaccination

Background & objectives: A total of 237 Nicobarese subjects who had received hepatitis B vaccination as part of mass vaccination project during 2000-2001 were screened for anti-HBsAg titres by quantitative ELISA five years after vaccination. Methods: Anti-HBsAg antibody was estimated using qua...

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Main Authors: A P Sugunan, Haimanti Bhattacharya, Debdutta Bhattacharya, A Mandal, S R Ghosal, R C Rao, A K Mandal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2014;volume=139;issue=3;spage=427;epage=430;aulast=Sugunan