title: [The immunogenicity of the Heberbiovac-HB vaccine in the elderly].
abstract: The Cuban recombinant vaccine against the hepatitis B virus was applied to a group of individuals over 65 from a geriatric home in Havana City. Dose of 20 ìg were administered within a scheme from 0.1 to 6 months in order to study its immunogenicity, which was evaluated at 2, 7, and 12 months after the first dose. 47.1% of protective titres and geometrical mean of 6.04 UI/L were obtained after 60 days. 100% of seroconversion (UI/L) and seroprotection (10 UI/L) and geometric mean of 136.93 UI/L were obtained when the immune response was evaluated on the 7th month. Finally, after a year, seroconversion and seroprotection were also of 100%, and the geometric mean was of 204.61 UI/L. It was proved the high immunogenic power of this vaccine, which makes it recommendable to protect this age group from the hepatitis B virus.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pedroso Flaquet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Díaz González
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Lay
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bravo González
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003462:Cuba; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D013997:Time Factors; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D019444:Vaccines, DNA