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Report #2833538

Received Mar 28, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
Age unknown
State
MN
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
HEPHEP B (RECOMBIVAX HB)MERCK & CO. INC.UNK—OT

Symptoms (2)

Hepatitis B surface antigen negativeVaccination failure

Symptom narrative

Posttransplant HBV vaccine completion with HBsAb testing. HBsAb < 10 IU/L. = 5 (71); This literature marketed report has been received from the authors of the published article and refers to a 43-year-old male adult patient. The patient's medical history included heart transplantation with no acute rejection. The patient's concurrent conditions were not reported. Concomitant therapies included alemtuzumab (induction). On an unknown date, the patient was vaccinated with Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant) 40 mcg/mL, 3 dosage regimen (0, 1, 6 months) (RECOMBIVAX HB) (route of administration, vaccination site, vaccination scheme, lot #, and expiration date were not reported) as a prophylaxis. On an unknown date (Posttransplant HBV vaccine completion), the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAb) testing was minor to 10 IU/L (vaccination failure). At the reporting time, the outcome of was unknown. The reporter considered the event of vaccination failure to be related to Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant) (RECOMBIVAX HB). This is one case of several received from the same literature article. Lot # is being requested and will be submitted if received.

Medical history

Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Heart transplant

Lab data

Test Name: HBsAb; Result Unstructured Data: Minor to 10 IU/L