[12 years immunological effects of hepatitis B vaccine made by recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid techniques in Chinese hamster ovary cell].

Objective: To understand the long-term immunological effects of a recombined hepatitis B vaccine [HepB made by recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) techniques in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell, HepB (CHO)].

Method: from 1997 to 1999 all newborns in Zhengding County were administered to HepB (CHO)at birth. Children in 3 of all 7 towns in the county were selected as study objects to check their hepatitis B vaccination history and test for HBV markers.

Results: Children who aged 10, 11 and 12 years after immunization, the anti-HBs positive rates were 71.0%, 72.1% and 68.2% respectively, and the geometric mean concentration (GMCs)were 197.9 mIU/ml, 296.0 mIU/ml and 158.0 mIU/ml respectively; Anti-HBs GMCs were 197.9 mIU/ml, 296.0 mIU/ml and 158.0 mIU/ml respectively. The Average GMC was 207.9 mIU/ml. HBsAg and anti-HBc positive rates were 0.50% and 2.26% respectively.

Conclusion: The long-term immunological effects of HepB (CHO) are excellent.