title: [Cases of ineffective anti-hepatitis B vaccination--own observations].
abstract: Between 1999-2001 there were 6 patients with acute hepatitis B, previously vaccinated according to the recommended schedule of anti-hepatitis B immunization for adults, hospitalized in the Department of Infectious Diseases (Bytom, Silesian University Medical School). The study presents epidemiological and clinical analysis of these cases. Special attention is paid to possibility of immune response failure in spite of anti-hepatitis B vaccination. It is emphasized, that efficiency of active hepatitis B prophylaxis should be verified by estimation of serum anti-HBs antibodies, especially in patients with planned surgery.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Chorób Zakaźnych Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Bytomiu.
authors.forename: Lucjan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kepa
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oczko-Grzesik
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sobala-Szczygieł
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stolarz
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wilczek
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mossor
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Warakomska
authors.forename: Andrzej P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Dziambor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000276:immunology*; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines