Show You Know: Pneumococcal Vaccination for Adults

How much do you know about the expanded recommendations for use of pneumococcal vaccines in adult patients?

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which publishes updates to the Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule each year. Take this short quiz to assess your skill at applying the expanded recommendations for use of pneumococcal vaccines in adult patients.

This activity is supported through an independent educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. Pfizer

Q1: A 52-year-old female patient with hypertension is presenting for a pneumococcal vaccine. She has had no previous pneumococcal vaccines. Which of the following pneumococcal vaccination recommendations would be most appropriate for this patient?*

a. No pneumococcal immunizations are indicated at this time.

b. A single dose of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) followed by a single dose of 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV15) in 1 year.

c. A single dose of 20- or 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20 or PCV21, respectively), or a single dose of PCV15 followed by a single dose of PPSV23* in 1 year.

d. A single dose of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23).

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Show You Know: Pneumococcal Vaccination for Adults

Q1: A 52-year-old female patient with hypertension is presenting for a pneumococcal vaccine. She has had no previous pneumococcal vaccines. Which of the following pneumococcal vaccination recommendations would be most appropriate for this patient?*