2002
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-002-2068-3
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Hepatitis B Vaccination: Long-Term Follow-up of the Immune Response of Preterm Infants and Comparison of Two Vaccination Protocols

Abstract: Delaying vaccination of premature infants against hepatitis B until a weight of 2,000 g was reached resulted in both a significantly higher percentage of children with positive antibody levels and a significantly higher GMC at 3-3.5 years of age as compared to early-vaccinated preterm and full-term infants. The known short-term advantage of delayed vaccination of preterm infants was shown to persist for at least the first 3 years of life.

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“…In the medical literature, although there were many studies on the relationship between vaccination and atopy, we found only a few studies comparing different vaccination regimens of bacilli Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and HBVs in terms of atopy (14,15). To our knowledge, this is the first study designed to investigate whether age at BCG and HBV has an effect on the development of atopy and/or allergic disorders in early childhood.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…In the medical literature, although there were many studies on the relationship between vaccination and atopy, we found only a few studies comparing different vaccination regimens of bacilli Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and HBVs in terms of atopy (14,15). To our knowledge, this is the first study designed to investigate whether age at BCG and HBV has an effect on the development of atopy and/or allergic disorders in early childhood.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…In einer Studie von Faldella et al [8] aus dem Jahre 1998 wurden signifikant niedrigere Anti-HBs-Antigen-Titer (HBs: Hepatitis-B-Virus-Oberflächenprotein, "hepatitis B surface") bei Frühgeborenen mit einem Gestationsalter <31 SSW festgestellt als bei den Vergleichsgruppen mit reiferen Kindern. Eine Studie aus dem Jahr 2002 untersuchte den Langzeitschutz einer HBVImpfung bei 136 Kindern 3-3,5 Jahre nach ihrer Grundimmunisierung [14]. Hierbei erhielten Frühgeborene mit einem Geburtsgewicht >2000 g (n=57) sowie zum Termin geborene Kinder (n=39) bis 24 h nach der Geburt eine HBV-Impfung, wie es in den USA allgemein üblich ist.…”
Section: Hepatitis B (Hbv)unclassified
“…Chez les prématurés, il paraît licite d'utiliser un schéma vaccinal comportant quatre doses de vaccin anti-VHB débuté dès la naissance [32,33], plutôt que de retarder la vaccination chez les moins de 2000 g comme certains auteurs [34] l'avaient conseillé. En effet, cette mesure, si elle avait l'avantage d'améliorer l'immunité post vaccinale, avait l'inconvénient d'en retarder la mise en place.…”
Section: L'âge Gestationnelunclassified
“…La différence n'est cependant pas statistiquement significative (p = 0,07) contrairement aux données de certains auteurs, [12,31,34] peut être en raison d'un effectif insuffisant.…”
Section: Le Poids De Naissanceunclassified
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