Response of Egyptian infants with protein calorie malnutrition to hepatitis B vaccination
el-Gamal Y;Aly RH;Hossny E;Afify E;el-Taliawy D;;
journal of tropical pediatrics1996Vol. 42pp. -
246
y1996journalresponse
Abstract
The response to recombinant hepatitis B vaccine was assessed in 31 seronegative infants (2-26 months old) with protein calorie malnutrition (PCM), compared with 13 seronegative age- and sex-matched healthy infants. Both groups received three 10 micrograms vaccine doses at 0, 1, and 6 months. At mont …