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An elderly patient with a history of lung disease had a pneumococcal vaccination 10 years ago. Which of the following should be done for this patient?
1. Draw a blood culture.
2. Remind the patient that he needs a booster in five more years.
3. Remind the patient that he does not need a flu vaccination.
4. Suggest that the patient have a pneumococcal booster during this visit.
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11 years ago
4 -- Pneumococcal vaccine is generally recommended for the same populations as influenza vaccine. A single dose of this vaccine confers lifetime immunity, although repeating immunization every six years may be considered for high-risk patients. A blood culture is used to diagnose the presence of an infection. The flu vaccine and the pneumococcal vaccine are not the same.
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