I am a hemodialysis patient and this concerns me. Why am I failing to develop antigens?
2006-10-21 09:21:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
I am a Dialysis RN. In part it is because of your chronic medical condition, ESRD. Yet, even "healthy" people can receive the Hep B series without developing anti-body's. This is certainly a possibility as with any vaccine,...that your immune system doesn't react to it & no anti-body's develope. It basically depends on your Dr. & what his belief on the literature & study's that are out there. Many Dr's believe wether you develope titers more than 10 or not, if you recieved the vaccine, ...then you are protected. Others repeat the series again, only a 2nd time & retest for anti-body's. If none after the 2nd series, then it is documented that you are a non-reactor to the vaccine. You also have to consider the dosage given & was it given in the correct time frame. Dialysis patients recieve twice the recommended dosage than the "healthy" general populations, consisting of ( in my facility ) 3 injections a month apart ( 40 mcg each ) & one booster ( 40 mcg ) three months after the 3rd, totaling 4. The general population is 20 mcg, only 3, usually without any booster needed. Hope this helps. It is important however to have this vacine for all ESRD patients due to your high risk of infection. Good luck! :)
2006-10-21 10:51:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are so many things wrong with the US vaccination schedule, and yes I am in the US. We have always been years behind other countries. This vax needs to be off the schedule and should be optional, honestly with the issues this vax presents, it should be pulled from the market over here. But then again thinking of US vaccine history, thimerisol was pulled from contact lens solution in 1981 for being harmful. Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard how recently thimerisol has come out of some vaccines. Yet it still remains in the flu shot, many make up products like Almay, antibiotics (specifically ear and eyedrops)
2016-05-22 08:12:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are NOT supposed to develop the antigen (HBsAg)silly, you will develop the antibody only (anti-HBsAb)& thats what you need.
2006-10-21 11:11:21 · answer #3 · answered by drinda_house 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
vaccines in general dont promise anything...
2006-10-21 09:24:58 · answer #4 · answered by nasus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋