Resumen
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.
Título traducido de la contribución | Hepatitis B vaccine in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection |
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Idioma original | Español |
Páginas (desde-hasta) | 26-33 |
Número de páginas | 8 |
Publicación | Revista Chilena de Infectologia |
Volumen | 26 |
N.º | 1 |
Estado | Publicada - feb. 2009 |
Palabras clave
- Hepatitis B
- Human immunodeficiency virus
- Immunization