The HBV seroprevalence and immune responses to hepatitis B vaccination among college students from four universities in China

• Published in: Vaccine Vol. 61; p. 127408
• Main Authors: Song, Yarong, Feng, Yongliang, Jiang, Feng, Xu, Xingyan, Yang, Peijuan, Liu, Minmin, Li, Lili, Du, Chaobi, Li, Huangyuan, Li, Qiong, Qiao, Jinge, Shi, Jing, Yang, Le, Yao, Tian, Zhang, Gongyuan, Wang, Jie, Li, Jie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 13.08.2025; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age groups; Allergy and Immunology; China - epidemiology; College students; Colleges & universities; Female; Hepatitis; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B - epidemiology; Hepatitis B - immunology; Hepatitis B - prevention & control; Hepatitis B Antibodies - blood; Hepatitis B surface antibody; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - blood; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - immunology; Hepatitis B vaccination; Hepatitis B Vaccines - administration & dosage; Hepatitis B Vaccines - immunology; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis B virus - immunology; Humans; Immune response; Immunization; Infections; Male; Neonates; Public health; Reagents; Risk groups; Seroconversion; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Serology; Students; Universities; Vaccination; Vaccines; Young Adult; China; United States > US; Chicago Illinois; LOD; Anti-HBs; Hepatitis B vaccination; HBsAg; CHO; Hepatitis B surface antibody; Anti-HBc; College students; RLU; Hepatitis B virus; CHB; HBV; EPI; WHO; chronic hepatitis B; hepatitis B core antibody; World Health Organization; hepatitis B surface antigen; relative light unit; Chinese Hamster Ovary; lower limit of detection; Expanded Program on Immunization

People without effective immunization are vulnerable to infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV). At present, there is no appropriate hepatitis B vaccination strategy for HBV-susceptible adults. We aim to assess the long-term effect of neonatal hepatitis B immunization and HBV markers among college st...