Browsing by Subject "Vaccination"
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Design of Polymeric Nanocapsules for Intranasal Vaccination against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: Influence of the Polymeric Shell and Antigen Positioning
(MDPI, 2020)Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a single infectious microorganism and Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG), the only authorized vaccine, does not confer protection against pulmonary TB. Based on the hypothesis ... -
Evaluación del impacto de los programas de vacunación masiva: la experiencia de la hepatitis A en Cataluña
(España. Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar social, 2009)Fundamento: El programa de vacunación de la hepatitis A + B en preadolescentes se introdujo en 1998 en Cataluña. Durante los siguientes años uno de los objetivos principales ha sido cuantificar la reducción en la ... -
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intentions towards Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Nursing Students in Spain
(MDPI, 2019)Human papillomavirus (HPV), which is linked to specific types of cancer, can be prevented by vaccination. This study aimed to determine the knowledge and attitudes of nursing students about HPV and its vaccine as well as ... -
Polymeric Nanocapsules for Vaccine Delivery: Influence of the Polymeric Shell on the Interaction With the Immune System
(Frontiers Media, 2018)The use of biomaterials and nanosystems in antigen delivery has played a major role in the development of novel vaccine formulations in the last few decades. In an effort to gain a deeper understanding of the interactions ... -
The impact of immigration and vaccination in reducing the incidence of hepatitis B in Catalonia (Spain)
(BioMed Central, 2012)Background The Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of liver disease and liver cancer worldwide according to the World Health Organization. Following acute HBV infection, 1-5% of infected healthy adults and ...