Compliance with the guidelines on recommended immunization schedule in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: implications on public health policies.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a higher risk of developing opportunistic infections due to either the disease itself or to treatment with immunosuppressants. This risk can be reduced through vaccination. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of compliance with the guidelines on recommended immunization schedule in patients with IBD in the health district of Lleida, Spain. METHODS:Descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective study of data at December 31, 2016. The reference population was formed by adults with a clinical diagnosis of IBD. The dependent variable was "compliance with the guidelines on recommended immunization schedule". Variables were sex, age, residence, diagnosis, vaccination against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, tetanus-

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Serrano C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7236120 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature