Viral hepatitis B, which is a major health problem worldwide, is endemic in Italy. In response
to this, vaccination became compulsory in 1991. Vaccine is administered to neonates and …

The safety and immunogenicity of inactivated hepatitis A (HepA) vaccine was assessed in
133 hepatitis A virus-seronegative, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults …

Eighteen human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vertically infected children (HIV group) and
33 seroreverted children (SR group), who had completed hepatitis B vaccination (Engerix B …

Homosexual men are at increased risk for infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Both plasma-
derived and recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid vaccines have been shown to induce long …

The case is described of a girl 14 years old with severe iron-deficiency anaemia. She was
given a transfusion of packed erythrocytes 10 ml/kg to a haematocrit of 21% and 300 mg …

Hepatitis A vaccination has been recommended to patients with hemophilia since they are
exposed to potentially infectious clotting factor concentrates. Aim of this study was to assess …

Summary Subcutaneous (SQ) vs. intramuscular (IM) vaccination may cause fewer injection
site complications in children with bleeding disorders, but little is known about comparative …

Fifty-five drug users institutionalized in a community for drug detoxification were vaccinated
against hepatitis B virus (HBV) with a recombinant yeast-derived vaccine (Engerix B, Smith …

Forty‐one patients with hemophilia A were studied for the prevalence of serological markers
for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C (non‐A and non‐B hepatitis), and delta hepatitis …

A factor VIII concentrate prepared from large plasma pools and then exposed to hot vapour
to inactivate blood‐borne viruses was evaluated in 28 factor‐VIII deficient patients (14 …