Influenza vaccination among children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: an investigation of practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) in France. Consequently, the Social Security automatically sends prescriptions to all patients suffering from a chronic disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the follow-up to these recommendations.

Methods

We conducted a monocentric retrospective investigation of practices. We included all children with steroid-sensitive INS in remission who attended our clinics from January 1st 2015 to January 1st 2017, resided in France and had a valid phone number. Data were collected from May 2017 to June 2017 through a phone interview and review of clinical charts.

Results

75 patients met the inclusion criteria. The parents of 57 children could be reached by p

SUBMITTER: Klifa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6388483 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature