Immunisations Flashcards
1
Q
Live attenuated vaccines include? (6)
A
MMR BCG Oral polio Yellow fever Typhoid Chickenpox (Varicella)
2
Q
Contraindications to MMR?
A
- significant immunodeficiency
- steroids in the last 3 months
- chemotherapy in the last 6 months
- another live vaccine in the past 3 weeks
- pregnancy
Can give to child with HIV if not severely immunosuppressed
Delay if febrile
3
Q
Immunizations contraindicated in HIV
A
- yellow fever
- oral typhoid
- BCG
Should be given routine inactivated vaccines and inactivated polio
4
Q
Hepatitis B vaccine is what type of vaccine?
A
Recombinant protein
5
Q
HiB and pneumococcal vaccines consist of what?
A
Purified polysaccharides
6
Q
Estaimated risk of anaphylaxis following 1 vaccination?
A
1 case per million
7
Q
Is the MMR vaccine contra-indicated in a person with egg allergy?
A
No
8
Q
Steroid doses in children associated with immunocompromise (and meaning they should not receive live attenuated vaccines)?
A
> 2mg/kg/day for 1 week OR >1mg/kg for 4 weeks are associated with immunocompromise
9
Q
Which pneumococcal vaccine protects against more serotypes (30-40 serotypes)?
A
Unconjugated pneumococcal vaccine
