[Progress in research of influential factors for non- or low-immune response to hepatitis B vaccination]

J Li1, M W Wei2, F C Zhu3

  • 1School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can cause a variety of hepatitis B-related diseases in infected people, and there is no specific drug for treatment. China, with a large population base, is the country with the heaviest burden of HBV infection in the world. Therefore, hepatitis B vaccination is particularly important in the prevention and control of this disease. However, some vaccinees did not produce effective protective immune response after vaccination according to the recommended hepatitis B vaccine immunization schedule. The purpose of this review is to analyze the influential factors of non/low immune response after hepatitis B vaccination from the aspects of organism and vaccine, and explore the mechanism of non/low immune response, so as to provide scientific basis for the prevention and treatment of hepatitis B in China.

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