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Hi all

In a previous employment a good few years ago! Our policy was to check serology at 3 years whatever the level after initial course and it wasn’t uncommon for levels to of dropped from >100 to <10 we didn’t really look for cause might have been interesting if we had at time. Of course now with not checking levels again but just boosting at 5 years you would never know how far levels have dropped as the theory seems to be that if you have ever responded to the vaccine when in contact with it the levels would raise.

All best

Sara

From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Milne Campbell
Sent: 18 September 2008 09:26
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Blood loss affecting immunity

I have hear of this too,

This includes some Chemo treatments too

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From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of MICHAEL COCKAYNE
Sent: 17 September 2008 20:55
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Blood loss affecting immunity

My point is that if you haven't got any proof of a responsive Anti-HBs from 2000 then there is no proof that her immunity has indeed been affected.

However, I have seen someone who underwent immunotheropy and a tranfusion and was advised by her Consultant to have all her childhood imms courses repeated - tetnus, polio, dip ect. We also repeated her hep B course from scratch.

Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:43:55 -0400
From: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Blood loss affecting immunity
To: [log in to unmask]

In a message dated 17/09/2008 20:41:03 GMT Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:

If you haven't seen any evidence of an Anti-HBs >10 from the course in 2000 then I would perform a full hep B serology, and if everything is okay offer her a second course of an alternative brand of the vaccine.

Hope this helps

Thanks for this Michael

we've sorted out her vaccination but the question was would immunity have been affected by having had a significant blood transfusion?

Thanks

Glenn

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