Assessment of hepatitis B immunization status after antineoplastic therapy in children with cancer

KARAMAN S., Vural S., Yildirmak Y., Urganci N., Usta M.

ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE, cilt.31, sa.6, ss.573-576, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.