HBV
- 2
History:
1982 -first
vaccine made available for use
purified
suspension of inactivated HBV surface antigens
antigen obtained
from chronic HBsAg carriers
Now -vaccine
made from recombinant HBV antigen
Indications for
vaccination against HBV:
ePre-exposure
ePost-exposure
ePerinatal
exposure
Žhealth care
professionals
Žthose at
increased risk for exposure to HBV
Žindividuals
who have been exposed to body fluids of patient who has tested positive for HBV
Žif mother
tests positive for HBsAg at delivery, the newborn is treated same as post-exposure
patient
