Should any recommendations be made for household/sexual contacts of the HBsAg positive woman?
Ideally all household/sexual contacts should be tested and vaccinated and counseled as needed. Women of child-bearing age need to be informed that any other children should receive the three dose series as well a post-vaccine serology to determine the development of antibody response or disease (unless it can be documented that the woman was negative for HBsAg with the prior pregnancies). Contacts should also be counseled on ways to prevent the further spread of hepatitis B: not sharing razors, toothbrushes or needles and practicing safe sex using condoms.
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