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D M Patel1, J Butler, S Feldman, G R Graves, P G Rhodes.
Abstract
We studied the immunogenic response to hepatitis B vaccine of infants weighing < or = 1500 gm at birth. Infants were divided into two groups: those weighing < or = 1000 gm (n = 22) and those weighing 1001 to 1501 gm (n = 28). When immunized early (3 days of age, n = 25), these infants had a response rate (defined as antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen titer > 10 mIU/ml) of 68%, whereas when the first vaccine was given at 1 month of age (n = 25), a 96% response rate was noted, irrespective of birth weight and weight at the time of immunization (p < 0.02).Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID： 9386675 DOI： 10.1016/s0022-3476(97)70078-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr ISSN： 0022-3476 Impact factor: 4.406