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Efficacy of Vaccination and Revaccination Against Hepatitis B Virus Using 2 Different Strategies in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Panagiotis MarkopoulosKonstantinos KarmirisIoannis DimasEvangelos VoudoukisSpyridon SiakavellasGeorgios AxiarisEirini ZacharopoulouEvanthia ZampeliEftychia TsironiMaria TzouvalaGeorgios PapatheodoridisGeorgios Bamias
Published in: Inflammatory bowel diseases (2024)
IBD patients demonstrate lower response to HBV vaccination compared with the general population. Age, body mass index, type, disease activity, and immunosuppression negatively affect the response. Half of nonresponders may benefit from an enhanced revaccination attempt.
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