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Recommended doses and schedules for HBV vaccine
| Vaccine | Patients | Dose (mcg) | Volume (mL) | Schedule (mo) |
| Engerix-B | < 11 yr | 10 | 0.5 | 0, 1, 6 |
| (GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC) | 11-19 yr | 10 | 0.5 | 0, 1, 6 |
| > 20 yr | 20 | 1.0 | 0, 1, 6 | |
| Dialysis | 40 | 2.0 | 0, 1, 2, 6 | |
| Recombivax HB (Merk & Co. Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ) | < 11 yr | 5 | 0.5 | 0, 1, 6 |
| 11-19 yr | 5 | 0.5 | 0, 1, 6 | |
| > 20 yr | 10 | 1.0 | 0, 1, 6 | |
| Predialysis/ dialysis | 40 | 1.0 | 0, 1, 6 |
