Immunization in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases

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• 作者：Konstantinos Thomas ; Dimitrios Vassilopoulos ; ^{dvassilop@med.uoa.gr}
• 关键词：Vaccines ; Influenza ; Pneumococcal ; Human papilloma virus ; Hepatitis B virus ; Corticosteroids ; Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs ; Biologics ; Herpes zoster
• 刊名：Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：30
• 期：5
• 页码：946-963
• 全文大小：430 K
• 卷排序：30

文摘

Immunization represents the most efficient and simplest intervention to prevent certain viral and bacterial infections in the general population as well as in the vulnerable population of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases treated with immunosuppressives. Here, we present an updated review of literature data regarding the safety and efficacy of immunizations against different pathogens in rheumatic patients treated with conventional immunosuppressives or the newer biologic agents while at the same time we provide practical guidance for the appropriate vaccine administration in this patient population.