Intramuscular vs intradermal route for hepatitis B booster vaccine in celiac children

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2012; 18(40): 5729-5733
Published online Oct 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5729

Table 2 Number and percentage of responders to the different booster doses and comparison of anti-hepatitis B surface titer after the first and the third doses

Booster doses	Intradermal		Intramuscular		P value
	Responders	Anti-HBs titer	Responders	Anti-HBs titer
First	23/30 (76.7)	433.35 ± 476.76	22/28 (78.6)	280.4 ± 328.97	NS¹
Second	4/30 (13.3)		5/28 (17.8)		NS²
Third	0/30 (0)	459 ± 455.87	0/28 (0)	294 ± 320.8	NS¹
Total	27/30 (90)		27/28 (96.4)		NS²

Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%).

¹Fisher exact test (intradermal vs intramuscular responders) and Mann-Whitney U-test (antibodies titer comparison);

²Fisher exact test (intradermal vs intramuscular responders). NS: Not significant; HBs: Hepatitis B surface.

Citation: Leonardi S, Praticò AD, Lionetti E, Spina M, Vitaliti G, Rosa ML. Intramuscular vs intradermal route for hepatitis B booster vaccine in celiac children. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(40): 5729-5733
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i40/5729.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5729