[Immunization against viral hepatitis: an obligatory recommendation in consults for sexually transmitted diseases]

Author(s): Garcia-Doval I

Affiliation(s): Servicio de Dermatologia, Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Espana. ignacio.garcia.doval@sergas.es

Publication date & source: 2007-03, Actas Dermosifiliogr., 98(2):88-90.

Publication type: English Abstract; Review

Numerous international institutions recommend vaccination against hepatitis B for all non-immune patients that consult for a sexually transmitted disease. It is a simple and safe procedure, frequently forgotten in dermatological clinics. Hepatitis B vaccine is administered via intramuscular route in the deltoid in 3 doses (at months 0, 1 and 6). The vaccine against hepatitis A is indicated for non-immune homosexual men that have a sexually transmitted disease. There exists a combined vaccine A + B that facilitates the administration in these cases.