hep a and hep b vaccine - methotrexate

[ArchivalUser]

DO V NEED TO GIVE BOTH HEP A AND B VACCINE TO EVERY HIV POSITIVE PATIENT IF HE IS SERONEGATIVE FOR BOTH?

[ArchivalUser]

NO....ONLY IN CASE OF SUSPECTED EXPOSURE....

[ArchivalUser]

HIV pts who are homosexuals should get Hep A vaccine...that m sure of
would give them hep B too...i guess

[ArchivalUser]

AND PTS WHO HAVE HEPATITIS B AND C......SHUD B GIVEN HEP A VACC.....OTHERWISE THEY WUD SUFFER FRM A FULMINANT HEPATITIS A....

[ArchivalUser]

I agree with paprika... they shud receive BOTH HEP A and HEP B (Pg 230 Kaplan IM) irrespective of there serology titre.

[ArchivalUser]

i think u need to check hep a and b serology and if seronegative give both hep a and b.this is irrespective of if he is homosexual or not.

[ArchivalUser]

thats right ,just check the titres and give them the vaccine....hep a to patients with high risk ,,i dont think there would be any problem in givin hep a to all hiv pts anyway irrespective of type of sex.

[ArchivalUser]

@metho are u doing u world ?
im asking coz i dont want to explain stuff to you from uw ..if u have not started then il be spoiling your suspense...

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yes i have done it.

[ArchivalUser]

they shud get vaccine only if they are seronegative.....wts the use of givin vaccine if they already have the disease or have antibodies being a carrier..