ID Board Review/Vaccinations

Vaccinations account for only 4% of the ABIM ID Certification test. Based on the Blueprint, it appears the primary learning point will be which vaccinations are active, and which are passive, and likely which patients can/should get each vaccination. There is not a specific topic outlined for adverse effects like there is in Antimicrobial Therapies, HIV Treatment Regimens, or Antifungal Therapies.

Active immunizations (vaccines)

• Pneumococcal vaccine
• Influenza vaccine
• Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine
• Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine
• Hepatitis B vaccine
• Hepatitis A vaccine
• Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine
• Polio vaccine
• Meningococcal vaccine
• Smallpox vaccine
• Rabies vaccine
• Varicella vaccine
• Herpes zoster vaccine
• Human papillomavirus vaccine
• B. Anthrax'' vaccine

Passive immunizations

• Varicella-zoster virus
• Rabies
• Hepatitis B
• Tetanus Immune globulin
• Other (including cytomegalovirus immune globulin)