Immunogenicity of Hepatitis B Vaccine in Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients.

Thanawat MadaengSirisucha SoponkanapornKanchana TangnararatchakitNopporn ApiwattanakulChonnamet TechasaensiriSophida BoonsathronSujittra Chaisavaneeyakorn

Published in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2022)

All pediatric SLE patients should be evaluated for HBV serological status before immunosuppressive treatment. SLE patients with SLE Disease Activity Index-2000 score > 4 should need 3 booster doses if their anti-HBs level was < 10 mIU/mL.

Keyphrases

systemic lupus erythematosus
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
rheumatoid arthritis patients
prognostic factors
hepatitis b virus
patient reported outcomes
smoking cessation