Study note

Effect of injection site on hepatitis B vaccine immunogenicity

THE CONTEXT

For some antigens, the site of injection influences the immune response.

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Hepatitis B vaccine is less immunogenic after gluteal injection than after deltoid injection.

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This difference may reflect a paucity of antigen-presenting cells in gluteal fat, which delays antigen presentation to T and B cells.

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