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Anti-Hepatitis B Antibody Levels In Immunized Medical Students: Are They At Risk?
Keila Zaniboni Siqueira Batista1, Lucas Pecker de Azambuja2, Suzane de Souza2
1Laboratório de Imunologia, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brasil.
Introduction:
Medical students have an occupational risk for hepatitis B (HB). This study sought to determine anti-HBs and anti-HBc IgG levels in vaccinated students, check their seroconversion, and correlate this with vaccination.
Methods:
One hundred and forty-three students' blood samples and their vaccination schedules were analyzed.
Results:
65.7% were positive for anti-HBs; however, anti-HBs was absent in 34.3%. Only two samples were positive for anti-HBc IgG.
Conclusions:
More than 30% of students did not have minimum protective levels. Comparing HBV vaccination and anti-HBs reactivity, the majority of reactive individuals received their last dose within the past 16 years.
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