vaccinations and immune SERA

common bacterial vaccinations include

• hemophilius influenza B (IM)

• meningococcal (IM)

• pneumococcal (IM & SQ)

the hemophilius influenza B vaccination is used to prevent

meningitis in everyone over 6 weeks of age

pneumococcal vacination is given to people

under 18 and over 55

the common toxin vaccinations are the

• tdap

• dtap

• TD

all of the common viral vaccinations include

• hep A and B (IM)

• HPV (IM)

• influenza A and B (IM)

• MMR (SQ)

• Polio (SQ)

• Rotavirus (SQ)

• varicella (PO)

• covid (IM)

the rare bacterial vaccinations are the

• anthrax (IM)

• cholera (PO)

• typhoid (PO)

• BCG (precutaneously)

the rare bacterial anthrax vaccination is use for

pre and post exposure to anthrax

cholera vaccination is known to

shed in the stool for 7 day and is contagious to those who come in contact with it

the BCG vaccination is used for

• TB prevention

• Out of the US (for travel)

• and is always pos on a skin test

the specific viral vaccinations include the

• zoster

• rabies

the viral zoster vaccination is used to prevent

herpes zoster in pts over 55 (SQ)

the rabies vaccination can be used

pre and post exposure (IM)

the rare viral vaccinations include

• H5N1 flu

• Japanese encephalitis

• yellow fever

all IM

the H5N1 vaccination is used to treat the

avient flu ( not in the US)

common immune SERAs

• rhogam

• immune globulin

rhogam is used to

prevent sensitization of the Rh factor

rhogam has a high risk of anaphylaxis due to

the factor being from a pool of people

rhogam is considered

pure immunoglobulin

immune globulin is also known as

IVIG

the dosage of immune globulin is entirely

weight based

immune globulin is used for

immune impairment

the specifice immune SERAs (all IM) are

• hep b immune globulin

• tetnus immune globulin

• rabies immune globulin

  • varicella zoster

varicella zoster is used to treat

chicken pox (4 days)

the only specific antitoxin is

botulism antitoxin (IV)

botulism antitoxin is only given if the toxin is

suspected or known

the only specific antivenin is

crotalide polyvalent immune fab (IV)

the crotalide polyvalent immune fab is specific to

rattle snake bites

the rare antivenins are

• centruolides immune fab (IV)

• black widdow antivenin (IV/IM)

• coral snake antivenin (IV)

the rare centruolides immune fab is used specifically for

scorpion stings

the rare immune SERAs include (all IV)

• CMV immune glob

• Botulism immune glob

• Antithymocyte / lymphocyte immune glob

the rare SERA botulism immune globulin cannot be given to anyone

older than 1 year old

the antithymocyte / lymphocyte immune glob is used for

transplant rejection treatment