Clinical Infectious Diseases: Open Access

Isam M Elkhidir

Publications

• Research Article
  Evaluation of Immune Response to Hepatitis B Vaccine in Laboratory Workers, Khartoum, Sudan
  Author(s): Mutaz A Elsir, Ibrahim A Almoshraf, Mustafa A Mustafa, Abdel Rahim M El Hussein, Isam M Elkhidir and Khalid A EnanMutaz A Elsir, Ibrahim A Almoshraf, Mustafa A Mustafa, Abdel Rahim M El Hussein, Isam M Elkhidir and Khalid A Enan
  
  This study was conducted to evaluate the responsiveness to hepatitis B virus vaccine in adult healthy laboratory workers in the Faculty of Medical Laboratories Sciences at Al Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan. The study was conducted at Al Neelain University, during the period from April to June 2014. Sixty one blood samples were collected from healthy adult laboratory workers who received 3 doses of recombinant HBV vaccine. Serum samples were obtained by centrifugation and tested using ELISA to quantify the level of hepatitis B surface antibody in order to detect the responders and non-responders. DNA was extracted from plasma samples collected from the same patients and subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect the presence of Interferon gamma (IFN-γ) .. Read More»
  

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