Hepatitis B vaccine: a seven-year study of adherence to the immunization guidelines and efficacy in HIV-1-positive adults

Abstract

Failure to implement these guidelines represents a missed opportunity to prevent disease. In our study, HIV viral load was better than CD4 count as a predictor of response to the HBV vaccination. However, neither low CD4 count nor high HIV viral load should be used as justification to delay vaccination of high-risk persons.