If an employee at our health services facility sustains a blood exposure and has documented evidence of a positive hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) response, do they require a booster?
No, a booster dose is not necessary. Please refer to Table 3, “Recommended postexposure prophylaxis for percutaneous or permucosal exposure to hepatitis B virus, United States” in the 1997 ACIP recommendations for “Immunization of Health-Care Workers”, ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Publications/mmwr/rr/rr4618.pdf.
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