A 29-year-old clinic nurse has a needlestick from a patient with unknown status. She completed hepatitis B vaccine series years ago but HBsAb titer to...

Question

A 29-year-old clinic nurse has a needlestick from a patient with unknown status. She completed hepatitis B vaccine series years ago but HBsAb titer today is 3 mIU/mL. Best post-exposure step per ACIP?

Accepted Answer

Give hepatitis B vaccine booster and HBIG

Answer

HBIG only

Answer

Do nothing; any past series suffices

Answer

Restart full 3-dose series only

Answer

Draw HBsAg in 6 months only

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Hepatitis B PEP

A 29-year-old clinic nurse has a needlestick from a patient with unknown status. She completed hepatitis B vaccine series years ago but HBsAb titer today is 3 mIU/mL. Best post-exposure step per ACIP?