Hepatitis vaccination - tubreeze

[ArchivalUser]

In UW, a patient with hepatitis C, the management is to give hepatitis A vaccine, but not hepatitis B vaccine. I do not know reason.

I checked family practice on the web, they said both hepatitis A and B vaccines can be given.

I checked other websites, no one said hepatitis B vaccine should not be given to hepatitis C patients.

Could anyone explain this?

Thank you!

[ArchivalUser]

hi tubreeze,
hep B vaccine is indicated in chronic Hep C patients. I guess you need to check the Antibody titers against HbsAg, if negative or less than 10 vaccine is indicated. Otherwise if titers are positive there is no need to do the vaccine.
Since in US they give the hep B vaccine at birth maybe UW assumed that this pt had already done all his vaccinations,
hope this helps,