title: [Immunogenicity of the Heberbiovac-HB vaccine in doses of 10.5 and 2.5 micrograms in 6-9-year-old students].
abstract: The Heberbiovac-HB recombinant hepatitis B vaccine was administered at dosages of 10.5 and 2.5 micrograms in 3 groups of children aged 6-9 with a vaccination schedule at 0, 1 and 6 months of age. The immunogenecity attained between dosages was compared. The seroconversion with protective titres obtained at 2 months varied from 88.9% with 10 micrograms to 79.4% with 2.5 micrograms, whereas at 7 months it was higher than 98% in the 3 groups. The geometrical mean with 10 mg was 136.63 and 2,356.8 UI/L-1; with 5 micrograms, 77.62 and 1,958.9 UI/L-1; and with 2.5 micrograms, 32.15 and 376.3 UI/UL-1, at 2 and 7 months, respectively. A high immunogenic power of the vaccine is observed at dosages of 10 and 5 micrograms with similar results. In spite of the fact that the dosage of 2.5 micrograms is immunogenic, the response is not desirable. These results state the possibility of using a lower dosage (5 micrograms) for a low risk infantile population, which favors the cost-benefit.
authors.affiliation: ciipk@infomed.sld.cu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Díaz González
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Navia Molina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urbino López-Chávez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Lay
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bravo González
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pedroso Flaquet
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D019444:Vaccines, DNA; C115360:heberbiovac-HB