Seroprotection status of hepatitis B and measles vaccines in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Onal Z., ERSEN A., BAYRAMOGLU E., Yaroglu K., ÖNAL H., ADAL E.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.29, no.9, pp.1013-1017, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/jpem-2015-0211
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1013-1017
  • Keywords: children, hepatitis B, measles, seroconversion, type 1 diabetes mellitus, ANTIBODY-LEVELS, VACCINATION, ANTIGEN, VIRUS, CELLS, MUMPS, AUTOIMMUNITY, PATHOGENESIS, ADOLESCENTS, INFECTIONS
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is speculated to have an impaired immunological response to vaccines. This paper aimed to investigate the presence of specific antibodies against hepatitis B virus (HBV) and measles in diabetic children who had been immunized according to the standard national calendar of immunization.