Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Randomized, Open-Label Trial of Three Hepatitis B Vaccination Schemas in HIV-Positive Youth
Brief Summary: Hepatitis B is a contagious virus that can damage a person's liver. It can be prevented by vaccination, but for many HIV-positive people, the vaccines do not help them achieve adequate protection against this virus. In an attempt to improve response to vaccination and achieve protection from hepatitis B, this trial will compare the immune system response to 3 hepatitis B vaccine regimens in HIV-positive adolescents 12 through 24 years of age.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria for HIV Infected Women:

* HIV infected
* In third trimester of pregnancy
* CD4 count of more than 500 cells/mm3 at screening
* Intends to give birth at Mulago Hospital, Uganda
* Willing to be taken home by a home visitor after delivery to document locator information and willing to be visited at home later

Inclusion Criteria for Infants Born to HIV Infected Women:

* 3 or fewer days of age
* Born to an HIV infected woman eligible for the study
* Weight at birth at least 2000 g (4.4 lbs)

Exclusion Criteria for HIV Infected Women:

* Prior participation in an HIV-1 vaccine trial
* Investigational agents, blood products, immunoglobulin, or immunotherapy any time during this pregnancy
* Documented or suspected serious medical illness or life-threatening condition that may interfere with the study
* Multiple birth predicted in current pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria for Infants Born to HIV Infected Women:

* Mother left study prior to infant enrollment and randomization
* Mother or infant received any active or passive HIV immunotherapy or investigational product other than the study vaccine. Mothers and infants who have taken nevirapine prior to study entry are not excluded.
* Blood products, immunoglobulin, or immunosuppressive therapy during labor and delivery or prior to study enrollment
* Abnormal vital signs prior to vaccination or clinical symptoms that may interfere with vaccine reaction assessment
* Part of a multiple birth
B: Inclusion Criteria

Patients may be eligible for this study if they:

* Are 2 to 18 years of age.
* Are HIV-infected.
* Have a viral load (amount of HIV in the blood) under 60,000 copies/ml within 30 days of study entry.
* Have been on their current anti-HIV drugs for at least 3 months.
* Have received 4 or more doses of a pertussis vaccine.
* Have received 1 or more doses of measles vaccine unless a CD4 percent or CD4 number ruled out taking the vaccine. (This reflects a change in the CD4 requirement.)
* Expect to be able to complete all study injections and follow-up.
* Have a negative pregnancy test if able to have children and use effective methods of birth control.
* Have parent or guardian's consent if under 18 years of age.
* Have received an approved hepatitis B vaccine series. Not required for study entry, but children who have received this vaccine will be studied.
* (This study was changed to allow patients who became HIV infected after birth, have a viral load between 30,000 and 60,000 copies/ml, and who have been on their current anti-HIV drugs for 3 to 6 months.)

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will not be eligible for this study if they:

* Had a certain CD4 level before beginning anti-HIV drugs and at screening.
* Have received any killed vaccine within 4 weeks, or any live vaccine within 6 weeks, of entering the study.
* Have received pneumococcal vaccines or had a reaction to PPV.
* Have had an allergic reaction to any measles or hepatitis B vaccines, or to other routine childhood immunizations if 13 years of age or less.
* Have any other condition that would make receiving study vaccines inadvisable.
* Are currently on medications that affect the immune system, except for G-CSF and erythropoietin. This includes the equivalent to more than 1 mg/kg/day of prednisone in the 2 weeks preceding study screening. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents and inhaled corticosteroids are not excluded.
* Have received certain blood products within the previous 6 months.
* Have other diseases of the immune system.
* Have had cancer within 3 months of study screening or are being treated or have been treated for cancer within 3 months of study entry.
* Are pregnant.
* Have any other disease or previous surgery that would interfere with study treatment.
* Are likely to have bleeding disorders.
* Show certain side effects to vaccines at screening.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Documented HIV+
* Age 12 to \< 25 years
* History of no or one hepatitis B vaccination
* Not pregnant.
* Females engaging in sexual intercourse must be willing to practice an approved method of birth control throughout the completion of the vaccine phase of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of \> 1 hepatitis B vaccination
* Serologic evidence of past or present hepatitis B infection: anti-hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), HBs-Ag or anti- hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg)
* Previous allergic reaction to hepatitis A or B vaccinations or to yeast, thimerosal or aluminum.
* Active opportunistic infection or current treatment for known or suspected active serious bacterial infection at the pre-entry exam.

Presence of any known grade \>= 3 clinical or laboratory toxicity at the time of pre-entry per toxicity tables.

* Anticipation of long-term corticosteroid therapy or within 3 months preceding study randomization. Use of non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory agents and inhaled or topical corticosteroids are allowed.
* Receipt of any restricted medicine listed in the protocol section 8.1.3 within 3 months preceding randomization.
* Receipt of immune globulin product or plasma product within 6 months preceding randomization
* Receipt of licensed blood product or transfusion or any licensed vaccine within 4 weeks preceding randomization.
* Known or suspected diseases of the immune system, other than HIV, or treatment for a malignancy within 3 months of randomization.
* Other serious, acute or chronic medical or surgical conditions must be approved by the protocol chair.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* HIV negative youth age 12-17 years (No serologic evidence of HIV infection).
* Negative hepatitis B serology. (No serologic evidence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBSAg), hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb or anti-HBs) and hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb or anti-HBc)).
* Either no prior hepatitis B immunizations or unknown or incomplete hepatitis B immunization status.
* Willing to participate in HIV risk-reduction counseling and computer assisted measurement of behaviors.
* Parent or legal guardian willing to provide written permission
* Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and should agree to avoid pregnancy through the end of the vaccine phase of the study. Females who are engaging in sexual intercourse must be willing to practice a reliable method of birth control through the end of the vaccine-phase of the study (approximately 6 months). The decision of what is "reliable" is at the discretion of the site investigator.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Presence of any serious illness requiring treatment with systemic medications, excluding treatment for asthma.
* Previous allergic reaction to any vaccines or to constituents of these vaccines (yeast, thimerosal or aluminum)
* Pregnancy
* Current immunomodulator therapy
* Receipt of immunosuppressor therapy (more than 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent for \>1 week) in the 6 months preceding entry or anticipated long-term corticosteroid therapy in the above dose and duration. Short term (\< 7 days) steroid use for the treatment of asthma is not an exclusion.
* Receipt of any vaccine within 2 weeks preceding study entry.

Answer: C