A health care employee has experienced a needle stick with a contaminated needle.Which drug is used to provide passive immunity to hepatitis B infection?

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H-BIG provides passive immunity in the prophylaxis and postexposure treatment of people exposed to hepatitis B virus or hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs-Ag)-positive materials,such as blood,plasma,or serum.
Recombivax HB promotes active immunity to hepatitis B infection in people considered at high risk for potential exposure to the virus.Hib vaccine is given to infants to prevent Haemophilus influenzae type B,and varicella zoster immune globulin is given for exposure to chicken pox.

A Health Care Employee Has Experienced a Needle Stick with a Contaminated