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Report #2833539

Received Mar 28, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
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 71-year-old female adult patient. The patient's medical history included lung transplantation with no acute rejection. The patient's concurrent conditions were not reported. Concomitant therapies included anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) (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: Lung transplant

Lab data

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

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