Hepatitis A and B vaccination — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Hepatitis B is from the _____ family

Answer: hepadnavirus

Flashcard 2: What type of vaccine is the HAV vaccine?_____

Answer: Inactivated/killed

Flashcard 3: What type of vaccine is the hepatitis A vaccine? _____

Answer: Inactivated/killed

Flashcard 4: The vaccine for Hepatitis B Virus uses recombinant _____

Answer: HbsAg

Flashcard 5: What vaccinations should be considered for patients without a spleen?

Answer: encapsulated organisms; specifically S. pneumoniae, H influenzae, N. meningitidis

Extra: Timing of vaccination: • Elective splenectomy: At least 14 days before surgery. • Emergency splenectomy: 14 days after surgery. Patients should also receive the annual Influenza vaccine to reduce the risk of secondary bacterial pneumonia.

Flashcard 6: Explain the rationale for "conjugated" vaccines.

Answer: When a vaccine is based on a polysaccharide capsule antigen, the polysaccharide must be attached to a protein in order to induce sufficient immune response.

Flashcard 7: Considering the relative antigenicity of exotoxins and endotoxins, which class can be used to generate vaccines?

Answer: exotoxins