Assessment of hepatitis B immunization status after antineoplastic therapy in children with cancer
ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE, cilt.31, sa.6, ss.573-576, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Doi Numarası: 10.4103/0256-4947.87091
- Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.573-576
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Hepatitis B is a disease that is preventable with vaccination. Antibody levels after vaccination may be affected by suppression of the immune system due to cancer therapy. Children with cancer have a high risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. We aimed to assess the pretreatment immunization status against HBV infection and the rate of continuity of immunization after therapy in children with cancer.