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.https://www.abim.org/Media/mucpauyz/infectious-disease.pdf Active immunizations (vaccines) Pneumococcal vaccine Influenza 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 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)