title: Active hepatitis B immunization with an experimental German vaccine. IV. Reactogenicity studies in healthy adults and in hemodialysis patients.
abstract: Reactogenicity testing was performed accompanying vaccination with the experimental German Hepatitis B Vaccine. 509 individuals, among them 343 healthy adults and 166 hemodialysis patients, were vaccinated with three doses of vaccine. The evaluation of questionnaires indicated that local and systemic adverse reactions were of low intensity and short duration. The rates of reactions were highest following the first and lowest after the third vaccination. The vaccine did not induce immunopathological alterations. The vaccine was non-infectious and thus not the cause of hepatitis B infections nor of other viral or bacterial infections.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated; D014765:Viral Vaccines