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Posted On : 11 Nov 2011

what is course and frequency of immunizing a baby whose mother is HbsAg plus _?

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Ayesha Ather

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giving hep B vaccine and Hepatitis B iMMUNOGLOBULIN at birth

13 years ago

A

ali mohamed

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hepatitis vaccine and immunogloblulin after birth then hepatitis vaccin at age of 2` 4` 6 monthes

13 years ago

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MUKUND MANE

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give birth dose to prevent prenatal transmission.afterword three doses 6wk 10wk 14wk

13 years ago

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sangeeta bhandari

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HbIg at 0 and vaccine at 0,2,4 and12 months.

13 years ago

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vaidehi dande

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at birth ,1mtnt ,2 mnth 6 mnths followed by checking the anti hbsag status,one more dose if inadequate antibody response is documented

13 years ago

Answer 1

If mother is HBsAg positive{especially HBeAg positive}, baby should be given Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin {HBIG} within 24 hours of birth along with Hepatitis B Vaccine at 2 different sites. If HBIG not available {or unaffordable}, Hepatitis B Vaccine may be given at 0,1 and 2 months with an additional optional dose between 9-12 months.

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