Intradermal Hepatitis B Vaccination in Non-responder People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Japan

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol. 75; no. 5; pp. 519 - 522
• Main Authors: Yoshimura, Yukihiro, Sasaki, Hiroaki, Miyata, Nobuyuki, Tachikawa, Natsuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee 30.09.2022; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Adverse events; Antibodies; Antigens; Antiretroviral agents; Antiretroviral therapy; CD4 antigen; Cell number; Hepatitis; Hepatitis B; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Immunization; Immunogenicity; intradermal; Lymphocytes; non-responder; Patients; Public health; vaccine; Vaccines; Japan

We performed a pilot study to assess the immunogenicity and safety of intradermal hepatitis B (HB) virus vaccines in people living with HIV (PLWH). This single-center prospective study was conducted in Yokohama, Japan. Adult PLWH with serum antibodies against HB surface antigen (anti-HBs) <10 mIU...