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A short article on non-response to Hepatitis B vaccine, by Primary Care Trust doctors in Coventry. Adds a few to what is listed in the Green Book. http://www.sexualhealthmatters.com/v5iss2/article5.html Table 1: Various factors responsible for low response Male sex Homosexuality Advancing age Site and route of injection (not gluteal but deltoid muscle) High Body mass index (BMI) Immunosuppression HLA type: Lower response in B8, B44, DR3 homozygous CheersDiane ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH