An increased risk exists of impaired serologic response to HBV vaccine response among chronic kidney disease patients having poor nutrition status. Additional studies are needed to understand better the mechanisms underlying the relationship between nutritional status and serological response to HBV vaccine among patients with CKD.
Fabrizi, F., Dixit, V., Martin, P., Jadoul, M., & Messa, P. (2012). Meta-analysis: the impact of nutritional status on the immune response to hepatitis B virus vaccine in chronic kidney disease. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 57(5), 1366-1372. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-011-1987-1 (Original work published 2012)