2006-12-11 05:07:24 · 3 answers · asked by studentsp1 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
0.5 cc, three injections over a period of six months.
2006-12-11 05:08:43 · answer #1 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children - 0.5ml (containing 10 micrograms of Hepatitis B surface antigen) to be given 3 times anytime since birth as any of the following regimes - 0 dose, 1st dose after 6 weeks and 2nd dose after 6 months of the first dose, OR, 0 dose, 1st dose after 1 month and 2nd dose after 8 weeks of 2nd dose, OR, all three doses given at 2 monthly intervals.
Adults - 1 ml (20micrograms of HBsAg) and the regime best suited is 0 dose, 1st dose after 6 weeks and 2nd dose after 6 months of the first dose.
Route of administration - Intramuscular
2006-12-11 13:46:00 · answer #2 · answered by vanju m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
o.5 ml. IM, at 0,1 and 6 months.
2006-12-11 13:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋