کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9905688 1547299 2005 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Pneumococcal vaccination in splenectomised cancer patients
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی تحقیقات سرطان
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Pneumococcal vaccination in splenectomised cancer patients
چکیده انگلیسی
Although pneumococcal vaccination has been recommended in splenectomised patients for more than 30 years, its use remains unsatisfactory. We conducted two consecutive retrospective assessments to determine the rate of pneumococcal vaccination among splenectomised cancer patients at a single institution. We found that 75% (82 of 115) of splenectomised cancer patients had received at least one documented pneumococcal vaccination as compared to only 59.7% of patients identified in a previous assessment conducted 1997. 20% (22 of 115) of the patients had not been vaccinated at all. Splenectomy was performed in 54% because of Hodgkin lymphoma. The pneumococcal vaccination coverage in this subgroup has risen from 40% in the previous assessment (1997) to 93% in the current survey. In conclusion, patients splenectomised at a young age because of Hodgkin lymphoma are the key group at risk for insufficient pneumococcal vaccination. Repeated assessments of the pneumococcal vaccination status increased the rate of vaccination.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Journal of Cancer - Volume 41, Issue 12, August 2005, Pages 1731-1734
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