title: [Hepatitis B vaccination in nursing personnel. Experiences in an institute for mentally handicapped].
abstract: Vaccination of nursing staff against hepatitis B proved successful. Seroconversion was achieved in about 96 per cent after only three injections. This population has a high risk of contracting hepatitis B infections. After primary vaccination further injections were given to non-responders and law-responders. In these cases 50 per cent developed protective antibody-titers after a fourth injection. Booster injections often raised the titers to higher levels than did the primary injections.
authors: St.-Josefs-Kongregation Ursberg.
authors: H R
authors: HR
authors: Illichmann
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Schmidt
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Plassmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D006801:Humans; D007117:Immunization, Secondary; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000451:nursing; D008875:Middle Aged; D009740:Nursing Staff; D012112:Residential Facilities; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines
vernacular_title: Hepatitis-B-Impfungen bei Pflegepersonal. Erfahrungen in einer Einrichtung für geistig Behinderte.