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Vaccines For Hiv And Hbv

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HBV vaccination and HIV ELISA

Can recent HBV vaccination cause a false positive HIV ELISA and/or WB?...

HIV & HBV vaccine

I would be testing for HIV through the ELISA test, soon. Is it OK if I take the vaccine for... Read more »

HBV vaccination

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV Associated With Nonresponse to HBV Vaccine

Researchers from the University of Washington and Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, conducted a prospective interventional study to investigate the response of adults with HIV to hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination. The 603 participants... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Double Dose Hepatitis B Vaccine Protects HIV-Infected Adult Patients

In the current study, investigators evaluated a double dose of hepatitis B vaccine for HIV patients in a double-blinded, randomized, controlled study with numbers for statistical validity. M.O. Fonseca and colleagues at the University Medical School... Read more »
Project Inform

Adding GM-CSF to Hepatitis B Vaccine Fails to Work

People living with HIV are at risk for getting the hepatitis B virus (HBV). They also have a higher risk of HBV disease and death. And although healthy adults infected with HBV have only a 1 in 10 chance of developing the disease, the rate soars to... Read more »
San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Therapeutic Vaccines: Ready for Prime (and Boost) Time?

Why an HIV Vaccine? Therapeutic Vaccines News From Switzerland Prime-Boost Dendritic Cells to the Rescue? Pressing Ahead Selected Sources Why an HIV Vaccine? We are all waiting for an effective vaccine -- one that will prevent HIV... Read more »
Connect With Others

HBV Vaccine What can I expect?

Posted by ConcernBlkMan, 2 Replies
First timer here! Just wanted to know what can I expect when taking the HBV Vaccine. I'm about to start next month. I would like to hear, what can I expect? Are there any side effect and how was your T-cell response to this vaccine? Any info you... Read more »

Co-infection HIV-HBV chronic

Posted by MPL1160
I am looking to connect with other coinfected with HBV chronic and share experience and info. I am in the NY metropolitan area but not necessarily looking for people in the same area. Anyone interested can either thread or email me direct at... Read more »

Multi-infections of HBV, HCV, HIV+

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
This sounds like science fiction, but.....
I have infected with HBV for around 20 years or so. The same applies to Hiv+. HCV occured about 16 years ago. I have no trouble with either of the HCV or HBV after initial liver enzyme elevation and... Read more »

HIV and HBV infection. If you have adice!!

Posted by pozz_in_SA
I would like to hear from people in the same boat as myself. I have to go and see my dr today again for additional tests and then to decide what to do next. As you can imagine I am shit scared and would like to get as much possible info. What meds... Read more »

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