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Kim A Papp1,2, Boulos Haraoui3,4, Deepali Kumar3,4
1From K. Papp Clinical Research; Probity Medical Research, Waterloo; University Health Network; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto; Department of Medicine and Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton; Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston; Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario; St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal; Innovaderm Research Inc.; McGill University Health Centre; Research Institute - McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec; Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia; St. Paul's Hospital; Vancouver Coastal Health; Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. kapapp@probitymedical.com.
Abstract:
The use of immunosuppressive therapies for immune-mediated disease is associated with an elevated risk of infections and related comorbidities. While many infectious diseases can generally be prevented by vaccines, immunization rates in this specific patient population remain suboptimal, due in part to uncertainty about their efficacy or safety under these clinical situations. To address this concern, a multidisciplinary group of Canadian physicians with expertise in dermatology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, and rheumatology developed evidence-based clinical guidelines on vaccinations featuring 13 statements that are aimed at reducing the risk of preventable infections in individuals exposed to immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory agents.
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