not immune to HepB and mumps!

[microman]

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So I got my mandatory titer results back, and my antibodies were too low for HepB and mumps. I'm going to get booster vaccines this week, but I read that some people NEVER become immune to various pathogens. Will this limit what I can do in medical school?

 

[Dr.LeoSpaceman]

Once yu get the boosters, they shouldn't ask again, maybe not until residency. Then just get another set of boosters.

I had to get the rubella booster myself even though I gotthe MMR twice, including once 10 yrs ago.

 

[lattimer13]

So I got my mandatory titer results back, and my antibodies were too low for HepB and mumps. I'm going to get booster vaccines this week, but I read that some people NEVER become immune to various pathogens. Will this limit what I can do in medical school?

you probably just have one of those congenital immune deficiences that i knew for step one and have now forgotten. any tetany?

😀

 

[Supercluster]

Sort of along this same line, my school does not require titers, just immunization records. I have a complete record, but I'm considering getting titers drawn (just in case) before I go to med school next month. I was wondering, is it common for people to need boosters, or is it relatively rare?

 

[Ol'DocToxic]

My school requires titers for a whole slew of bugs, including Hep-B. I had the Hep-B series of vaccines about 7 years ago and seroconverted just fine. I just went to get my titers drawn and apparently my Hep-B immunity has decreased below detectable levels. I called the school and asked what to do and they said to just get a booster. I got the booster and sent in a note from my Doc. They are going to test me again in 6-8 weeks and if my immunity does not come back up, I will have to re-do the next two inoculations in the series. When I called the school, they didn't seem surprised or at all concerned about my lack of antibodies. I wouldn't sweat it too much. I doubt it will limit your opportunities in school.

 

[epalantequevoy]

wow, i thought i was the unusual one here. i also got my hep b series in 1997, and as of 2004 had zero immunity according to the titer i got taken before moving to the dominican republic. they told me i could either get a booster or redo the series of 3, so i chose to redo the series and then get another titer check later.

i'm going to ask my new school doctor about it next week.

 

[Paws]

My first round of hep B shots didn't give me a high enough titer so I had to repeat them. Sometimes, you do seroconvert, but it 'fades' after a period of time. So, if you don't have a blood test somewhat soon after your last shot then you may very well have decent titers that have faded away, if you wait two or three years, like I did.

So, I got a good level after the second series. I asked my infectious disease prof about this, because I had freaked out too, and this is roughly what he said to me. He was the one who advised me to get a blood test within a few months of my last, second series shot.