The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of hepatitis B vaccination on the results of surface antigen tests in blood donors. In this research, eighteen non-immunized volunteers (ten male, eight female) aged 21 to 58 years received 20 ug of the recombinant B vaccine (Heberbiovac-HB) intramuscularly. Blood samples were drawn from all volunteers before the first vaccine dose (day 0)...

Background and purpose: Diseases transmitted by blood and other body secretions of patients is hazardous to the health of staffs of health center. So, knowledge about the disease, the way of control and their effects is necessary. Diseases caused by HBV and HÇV are of this nature, associated by acute, chronic and abrupt hepatitis and some times cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Âim of t...

Background and purpose: Vaccination is the most effeetive method of prophylaxy in high risk group of hepatitis B. Some individuals faile to respond to triple doses of vaccine which is potentially dangerous. Therefore, immunogenecity of triple doses recombinant hepatitis B vaccine was evaluated in a high risk group (medical sciences students). Materials and Methods: 193 healthy medical scie...

Aims and Background: The most common invasive painful procedure during childhood is injective vaccination. Failure to relieve pain causes lack of timely referral for immunization and reduction of vaccine coverage. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of injection order on infant's pain response after diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus (DTP) and hepatitis B vaccination. Methods ...

Introduction Hepatitis B is a viral infectious disease in humans, mostly damages the liver. Given that dentistry students as a part of a community of therapists are always at high risk and likely to transmit diseases through blood and saliva, this study aimed to evaluate the antibody titer against hepatitis B and its related factors in students of the Faculty of Dentistry, Gilan University of ...

Abstract Background and objectives: Hepatitis B virus infection is a major health problem in worldwide. The prevalence of Occult and chronic HBV in hemodialysis patients is higher than standard in developing countries. People with occult HBV are negative for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) but positive for HBV-DNA. We aimed to evaluate occult hepatitis B infection in patients under hemodialysis in ...