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Hemodialysis and hepatitis B vaccination: a challenge to physicians

Hepatitis B is responsible for the development of half of hepatocellular carcinoma cases and is a major cause of hepatic insufficiency. The vaccine against hepatitis B virus does not exhibit the same high efficacy in patients on hemodialysis as it does in immunocompetent individuals. The medical lit...

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Autores principales: Ayub¹, Munir Akar, Bacci, Marcelo Rodrigues, Fonseca, Fernando Luiz Affonso, Chehter, Ethel Zimberg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3917955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24520201
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S57254