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Published on: May 27, 2011
[Preliminary practice of multidisciplinary cooperative vaccination management model for pediatric patients with
1Department of Hematology and Oncology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China.
Insights
This study demonstrates that a multidisciplinary cooperative vaccination management model is feasible and effective for improving immunization rates and antibody responses in pediatric patients with hematological and oncological diseases, with a good safety profile.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Oncology
- Immunology
- Public Health
Background:
- Pediatric patients with hematological and oncological diseases are at increased risk of vaccine-preventable infections.
- Standard vaccination schedules may be suboptimal for this vulnerable population.
- A structured, multidisciplinary approach to vaccination management is needed.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish and evaluate the feasibility of a multidisciplinary cooperative vaccination management model for children with hematological and oncological diseases.
- To assess the effectiveness of this model in improving vaccination coverage and serological responses.
- To evaluate the safety of the vaccination protocol in this patient group.
Main Methods:
- A prospective study involving 150 pediatric patients with hematological and oncological diseases.
- Establishment of a multidisciplinary team and a dedicated immunization clinic.
- Implementation of a tailored vaccination plan with staff training and quality control.
- Prospective assessment of vaccination coverage, antibody levels (HBsAb, MMR IgG), and adverse events.
Main Results:
- Vaccination coverage achieved was 82.7% (124/150) as planned.
- Significant increases in hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) and measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) IgG antibody positive rates were observed post-vaccination.
- The incidence of vaccine-related adverse events was low (5.9%).
Conclusions:
- The multidisciplinary cooperative immunization model is a feasible and effective strategy for managing vaccinations in pediatric patients with hematological and oncological diseases.
- This model enhances immunization rates and achieves protective antibody levels.
- The vaccination protocol is safe and demonstrates a positive impact on immune protection in this high-risk population.
Abstract:
Objective: To preliminarily establish the multidisciplinary cooperative vaccination management model for pediatric patients with hematological and oncological diseases, and to explore its feasibility. Methods: In this prospective study a total of 150 children with hematological and oncological diseases visited immunization clinic of Shanghai Children's Medical Center from March 2017 to August 2018 were enrolled in this study. After establishing the multidisciplinary team, designing vaccination plan, staff training, implementation and quality control, a multidisciplinary immunization clinic was set up and the vaccination plan were implemented. The implementation rate of vaccination immunization, the HBsAb level and serum hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) level before and after treatment, the HBsAb level and serum immunoglobulin G antibody (IgG) levels of measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) before and 6 months after immunization, the vaccine-related adverse reactions were assessed prospectively. Chi-square test or Fisher exact test was used to compare the differences of antibody level. Results: A total of 124 cases had been vaccinated as planned, with a coverage rate of 82.7%. Among these cases, the difference of HBsAb positive rate before and after treatment was significant (62.9% (78/124) vs.13.7% (17/124), χ²= 63.489, P<0.01). In 64 cases that completed three doses of hepatitis B immunization, there was a significant difference in HBsAb positive rate before and 6 months after immunization (6.3% (4/64) vs. 98.4% (63/64), P<0.01). In 40 cases that completed MMR immunization, the IgG antibody positive rate for measles (22.5% (9/40) vs. 82.5% (33/40), χ²=31.746,P<0.01), mumps (22.5% (9/40) vs.82.5% (33/40), χ²=28.872,P<0.01), rubella (25.0% (10/40) vs.62.5% (25/40), χ²=11.429, P<0.01) before and 6 months after immunization were significantly different. Of the 421 doses of immunization, 25 (5.9%) doses reported controlled systemic or local adverse event. Conclusions: The immunization of pediatric patients with hematological and oncological diseases is of great importance. The newly-developed multidisciplinary cooperation immunization model for Chinese children with hematological and oncological diseases is feasible, and the immunization protocol is safe and has a certain effect.
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