A 50-year-old man with stable HIV infection (CD4 400 cells/µL, undetectable viral load on ART) is planning to visit the Amazon basin in Brazil. He ask...

Question

A 50-year-old man with stable HIV infection (CD4 400 cells/µL, undetectable viral load on ART) is planning to visit the Amazon basin in Brazil. He asks about yellow fever vaccination. Is yellow fever vaccine safe for him?

Accepted Answer

Yellow fever vaccine can be given if CD4 is ≥200 cells/µL and the individual is clinically well

Answer

Yellow fever vaccine is absolutely contraindicated in all HIV-positive individuals

Answer

Yellow fever vaccine is only safe if the CD4 count is >500 cells/µL

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An inactivated yellow fever vaccine should be used instead

Answer

Yellow fever vaccine provides no protection in HIV-positive individuals

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Yellow Fever Vaccine in HIV

A 50-year-old man with stable HIV infection (CD4 400 cells/µL, undetectable viral load on ART) is planning to visit the Amazon basin in Brazil. He asks about yellow fever vaccination. Is yellow fever vaccine safe for him?