Immunization of Solid Organ Transplant Candidates and Recipients

• Autores: Christian Donato Santana, Nicole M. Theodoropoulos
• Localización: Infectious disease clinics of North America, ISSN 0891-5520, Vol. 32, Nº. 3, 2018 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Management of Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients), págs. 517-534
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article discusses the recommended vaccines used before and after solid organ transplant period, including data regarding vaccine safety and efficacy and travel-related vaccines. Vaccination is an important part of the preparation for solid organ transplantation, because vaccine-preventable diseases contribute to the morbidity and mortality of these patients. A pretransplantation protocol should be encouraged in every transplant center. The main goal of vaccination is to provide seroprotection before transplantation, because iatrogenically immunosuppressed patients posttransplant have a lower seroresponse to vaccines.