Immunizations Flashcards
Zoster:
Single dose ≧ 60 years of age
*must have had chickenpox perviously
Contraindicated in Pregnancy
Prevents: Neuralgia, scarring, ocular abnormalities
ADRs for “Varicella”
**Do not give salicylates for 5 weeks: Risk of Reye’s Syndrome
**Maculopapular rash 5-26 days after vaccination; usually only 2-5 lesions.
Varicella: Post-Exposure prophaysis
Vaccine - 90% effective if administered within 3-5 days
Varicella Zoster immunogloblin (VZIG)
Varicella: Combination
MMR + V or MMRV
higher risk of febrile seizures
Measels Mumps Rubella (MMR)
Given at ≧ 12 months
Live Vaccine
No evidence of MMR with Autimsm
MMR why?
Measles: Upper respiratory and neruologic
Mumps: sterilization of adult male
Rubella: taratogenic disease
Meningococcal: Contraindications
Allergy to any component of the vaccine including diptheria and tetanus toxid
Special indications: Meningococcal
Requires Booster q 5years
Asplenia
Sickle cell
Microbiologists??
Meningococcal: AE
GBS (rare)- higher in adolescent males
Syncope
Meningococcal: Preventes
Menigotilus infections
Meningococcal: Adminstration
ages ≧ 2 mo to 10 years if at risk
first dose at 11-12 years then booster at age 16
one dose if given at 12-18
can catch up dose at 19-21
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV):
Contraindications
Allergy to any component of the vaccine
Immediate hypersensitivy response to yeast
HPV2 vaccine - latex allergy
HPV: AE
rare: Gullian-Barre Syndrome (GBS)-Thromboembolic disorder w/other risk factors
Common: HA, N, local rxn, Synocope–Patient must sit or lie down for 15 minutes.
HPV: Dosing - Administration Schedule
3 doses between 9 - 26 years:
between 1st and 2nd -> 1-2 months ( mim, interval 4 wks)
between 2nd and 3rd- 12 wks
between 1st and 34d –> 6 months
Should women with HPV still recieve vaccine?
Yes, if already infect there are still other stains which the patient can catch.
HPV4
Gardasil: all 4 types: 6,11,16,18
Types 6,11 associated with?
Genital Warts
Tyeps 16 and 18 associated with?
Vaginal, cervical, and penile cancers (leisons)
HPV2 - Bivalent vaccine
Cervarix: 16,18
Only approved for woemn
HPV- 9
Covers 9 strians
approved for males 9-15
females 9-26
HPV: indications
All females at 11-12 yrs up to 26
Males: Recommend 11-12 years
Immunize all males 13-21 years
May immunized 22-26 years
Why immunize Pneumococcal?
bacterial disease not only causes pneumonia.
Symptomatic: Septicemia, and meningitis
non-invasive: pneumonia, sinus infections, otitis media
Incident greatest in adults > 65 years