Microbiology
vajiheh gharzi; sahar kalate; rahim akrami; Mohammad Shurideh yazdi; Maryam Latifnia; Mojtaba Fattahi Abdizadeh
Volume 24, Issue 6 , March and April 2018, , Pages 131-137
Abstract
Evaluation of immune response to HBV vaccine in the staff and students of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences (2014-15) Background:Hepatitis B is a bloodborne infections and it is predicted that about two billion people in the world have been exposed to the hepatitis B virus. Because of occupational ...
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Evaluation of immune response to HBV vaccine in the staff and students of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences (2014-15) Background:Hepatitis B is a bloodborne infections and it is predicted that about two billion people in the world have been exposed to the hepatitis B virus. Because of occupational reasons, medical students and staffs are more susceptible to expose to this disease than other members of society. Materials and Methods:This study is a descriptive-analytic study and 238 staffs and students of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences were randomly selected and sampled. Then, the antibody titer of surface anti-protein of hepatitis B virus (HBs- Ab) was measured using ELISA method and the results were analyzed using the software Stata 12 after recording the demographic results and information. Results:Out of 238, 156 persons were female ( 65.5%) and 82 persons ( 34.5%) were male. 66% of individuals had antibody higher than 10 mu/ml and 37.4 % of individuals showed the appropriate answers higher than 100 u/ml. The relationship between job, sex and marital status with the immune response was significant. 100% of people who received full dose along with the booster vaccine were immune. Over time, the percentage of immune people has been decreased. Conclusion:Considering the reduction of response to vaccines over time and healthcare personnel being at risk, it is recommended that antibody titer was periodically examined in these individuals in 5 to 10 years to administer a booster dose in the case of a decrease in antibody titers.