title: Long-term antibody persistence induced by a combined hepatitis A and B vaccine in children and adolescents.
abstract: Two cohorts, comprising of subjects aged 1-6 years and 6-15 years were vaccinated with Twinrix according to a 0-, 1- and 6-month schedule. The 1-6 years cohort was followed up for 7.5 years and the 6-15 years cohort for 10 years. At the latest follow-up time point, all subjects were seropositive for anti-HAV antibodies, while 86.5% (32/37) and 95.5% (21/22) had anti-HBs >or= 10 mIU/ml in the 1-6 years and in the 6-15 years cohort. The geometric mean concentrations (GMCs; mIU/ml) were 233 and 680 for anti-HAV antibodies, and 147 and 165 for anti-HBs antibodies, in the 1-6 years and 6-15 years cohorts, respectively. The high persistence of circulating anti-HAV and anti-HBs antibodies in children and adolescents demonstrates the long-term protection offered by Twinrix in these age groups.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Diaz-Mitoma
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Subramanya
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hoet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D017778:Vaccines, Combined / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies; D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D017778:Vaccines, Combined