Primary Care Physicians' Struggle with Current Adult Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:In 2012, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in series with 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) for at-risk adults ≥19; in 2014, it expanded this recommendation to adults ≥65. Primary care physicians' practice, knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding these recommendations are unknown. METHODS:Primary care physicians throughout the U.S. were surveyed by E-mail and post from December 2015 to January 2016. RESULTS:Response rate was 66% (617 of 935). Over 95% of respondents reported routinely assessing adults' vaccination status and recommending both vaccines. A majority found the current recommendations to be clear (50% "very clear," 38% "somewhat clear"). Twenty percent found the upf

SUBMITTER: Hurley LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5774021 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature