[The hepatitis B vaccination campaign carried out from 1982 to 1984 using the Hevac B Pasteur vaccine among 6162 employees of Vaud hospitals]. / Campagne de vaccination contre l'hépatite B, pratiquée de 1982 à 1984 avec le vaccin Hevac B Pasteur, chez 6162 employés des hôpitaux vaudois.
Schweiz Med Wochenschr
; 117(17): 629-37, 1987 Apr 25.
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6162 Swiss hospital employees were vaccinated against hepatitis B from 1982-1984 with Hevac B Pasteur vaccine. Vaccination was offered free of charge to 8471 employees, 72% of whom accepted a series of three injections and 50% a booster about 15 months later. Side effects, all benign, brief and rapidly resolved, were observed after 4% of injections in 7% of patients. Side effects after each of the three injections were noted in 0.7% of subjects. These figures are below those of other authors. -Concentrations of protective anti-HBs antibodies produced by the vaccination were measured by sampling of subjects. Four years after the beginning of the vaccinations the subjects had an average concentration of 87 mU/ml without booster and 595 mU/ml with booster. On average these concentrations are higher in employees more heavily exposed to hepatitis B than in the others. They are also higher in vaccines than in subjects immunized after natural infection, in whom they were 138 mU/ml. Production of anti-HBs antibodies was observed in 94% of subjects vaccinated.-In conclusion, the preparation used proved effective and well tolerated. This observation should help to foster more general use of vaccination campaigns in exposed populations.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vacunas contra Hepatitis Viral
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Hepatitis B
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Schweiz Med Wochenschr
Año:
1987
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