Anti-HBs antibody kinetics--a 4-year follow-up after hepatitis B vaccination.
To describe anti-HBs kinetics after hepatitis B vaccination, a logarithmic function was established using anti-HBs determinations in sera drawn from 97 to 147 vaccinees at 5 times during a 4 year follow-up period. A comparison with 2 published mathematical models showed that the logarithmic formula was less complex, and computed values correlated better with real anti-HBs titres.
Institute for Laboratory Medicine, St. Markus-Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, Germany.
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D000328:Adult; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000378:metabolism*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D011446:Prospective Studies
D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines