Serological responses to revaccination with hepatitis A virus (HAV) vaccines among HIV-positive individuals whose anti-HAV antibody waned after primary vaccination.

Guan-Jhou ChenHsin-Yun SunKuan-Yin LinAristine ChengYi-Chia HuangSzu-Min HsiehWang-Huei ShengWen-Chun LiuChien-Ching HungShan-Chwen Chang

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)

We demonstrated faster and better serological responses to HAV revaccination among the HIV-positive individuals who had lost their anti-HAV antibodies after primary vaccination. Single dose of HAV revaccination may provide rapid and sufficient seroresponses for HAV during the outbreak of acute hepatitis A.

Keyphrases

hiv positive
men who have sex with men
antiretroviral therapy
south africa
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv infected
hepatitis b virus
drug induced
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation