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. 1994 Jul;125(1):70-2.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(94)70124-5.

Hepatitis B vaccination in infants of mothers infected with human immunodeficiency virus

G V Zuccotti  1 , E Riva, P Flumine, V Locatelli, A Fiocchi, G Tordato, M Giovannini
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Hepatitis B vaccination in infants of mothers infected with human immunodeficiency virus

G V Zuccotti et al. J Pediatr. 1994 Jul.

Abstract

Eighteen infants of mothers with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection were given hepatitis B vaccine at birth. Seroconversion occurred in all 13 infants whose HIV antibody disappeared, versus one of five HIV-infected children. The four of five HIV-infected infants who did not mount an antibody response progressed rapidly to full-blown acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Thus HIV-infected infants respond poorly to hepatitis B vaccine.

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