Abstract
The Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases (SLJID) is an open access, peer-reviewed, biannual journal published by the Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology (SSM). The Journal considers articles from all professional disciplines involved in the field of infectious diseases. The Journal has been in publication since 2011, is included in the DOAJ since 2018 and is a member of COPE since 2021. The SLJID practices a double-blind peer review policy. From 2022, the SLJID publishes accepted manuscripts online immediately after copy-editing, enabling rapid dissemination of scientific knowledge. The published articles are subsequently compiled into two issues in April and October. The SLJID does not charge any article processing or publication fee.
Highlights
Introduction and ObjectivesHaemodialysis patients are susceptible to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.Annual testing for antibody levels against HBV surface antigenin patients onhaemodialysis is recommended
This study was done from November 2019 to April 2020 in 235 regular haemodialysis patients who had received three doses of hepatitis B vaccine in three different convenient schedules practiced by these Units in the last ten years (Table)
Among the 73patients with antiHBs levelof
Summary
Introduction and ObjectivesHaemodialysis patients are susceptible to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.Annual testing for antibody levels against HBV surface antigen (anti-HBs)in patients onhaemodialysis is recommended. If levels are less than 10mIU/mL, a booster vaccination is required. In the study sites, testing for anti-HBs levels is not done and the need for repeat vaccination cannot be identified.
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