Question 256 · LEK · Hepatitis B vaccine
A 32-year-old male patient has reported to a GP because he is going on a business trip and would like to know if he needs to take a routine booster dose of hepatitis B vaccine. The patient receive all the three vaccine doses as a child. He has had no chronic diseases and takes no medications on a regular basis. What should you do next?
- A. administer 1 booster dosis.
- B. administer the primary dose and booster doses at 0-1-6 month intervals.
- C. test the patient for anti-HBs and if the result is <10 mIU/ml, administer 1-3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine.
- D. test the patient for anti-HBs and if the result is <100 mIU/ml, administer 1-3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine.
- E. there is no need for the patient to take booster doses.
Hint
Consider whether immunocompetent people who completed the primary hepatitis B series need routine boosters or antibody testing.
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