Pathogen
The bacterium Haemophilus influenzae serotype b.
Patient services
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Source: RKI vaccines A–Z. Patient information, not medical advice.
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Transmission
Droplet infection.
Clinical picture
Mainly in infants: meningitis, severe epiglottitis with risk of suffocation, sepsis.
Vaccine protection
Conjugate vaccine, combined with tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis/polio/HepB as a 6-fold vaccine.
Who should be vaccinated?
All infants. Adults only after splenectomy/immune deficiency once.
Vaccination schedule (STIKO)
- 1. Dosis (2 Monate)
- 2. Dosis (4 Monate)
- 3. Dosis (11 Monate)
Booster: Keine Auffrischung nach Grundimmunisierung. Nach Splenektomie ggf. einmalig.
Further information on Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib): RKI vaccines A–Z.
