Recommendations for Vaccination Against Hepatitis B Virus

Are you considering the vaccination of a nonimmune individual to hepatitis B virus?

Age of person

Gender of person

Has the patient previously completed an immunization series against viral hepatitis B?

Has the patient been infected with viral hepatitis B in the past?

Does the patient have antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen?

Is the person exposed to blood or blood products during work (health care workers, police, others)?

Is the person a client or staff member an an institution for the developmentally disabled?

Is the person being hemodialyzed?

Is the person a sexually active homosexual or bisexual male?

Is the person a sexually active heterosexual with multiple partners?

Is the person a sexually active heterosexual with a recent history of a sexually transmitted disease?

Is the person an injection drug user?

Doess the person receive blood products prepared made from plasma pools?

Is the person a household contact of hepatitis B virus carrier?

Is the person a sexual contact of hepatitis B virus carrier?

Is the person an inmate in a long-term correctional facility?

Is the person from a high-risk populations (Pacific Islanders, Alaskan natives, first generation immigrants or refugees from countries with high rates of hepatitis B viral infections)?

Does the patient have chronic liver disease?

Does the patient work or attend a testing or treatment facility for STD, HIV or drug addiction?

Is the person planning a prolonged overseas trip to areas with an intermediate to high rate of viral hepatitis B?