Abstract
Hepatitis B is a public health problem in the entire world, mainly among HIV infected people in whom the coinfection change the course, natural history and morbi-mortality of the disease. Because of this, it is imperative to design strategies to prevent hepatitis B infection in HIV patients. Vaccination is the most important tool for prevention, although its efficacy varies according to immunologic and virologie status of the patient.
Translated title of the contribution | Hepatitis B vaccine in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 26-33 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Revista Chilena de Infectologia |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - Feb 2009 |