Table 2.
Recommendations for adult vaccination with hepatitis B vaccine.
People at Risk of Infection by Sexual Exposure |
Sex partners of HBsAg-positive people |
People with more than one sex partner in the past six months |
People seeking evaluation or treatment for a sexually transmitted infection |
Men who have sex with men |
People at Risk of Infection by Percutaneous or Mucosal Exposure to Blood |
Current or recent injection drug users |
Household contacts of HBsAg-positive people |
Residents and staff of facilities for people with developmental disabilities |
Health-care workers with risk of exposure to blood-contaminated body fluids |
People with end-stage renal disease |
People with diabetes mellitus 19 through 59 years of age |
Others |
International travelers to regions with increased HBV prevalence |
People with chronic liver disease |
People with human immunodeficiency (HIV) infection |
Modified from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [24].