Immunization of preterm infants: current evidence and future strategies to individualized approaches.

ABSTRACT: Preterm infants are at particularly high risk for infectious diseases. As this vulnerability extends beyond the neonatal period into childhood and adolescence, preterm infants benefit greatly from infection-preventive measures such as immunizations. However, there is an ongoing discussion about vaccine safety and efficacy due to preterm infants' distinct immunological features. A significant proportion of infants remains un- or under-immunized when discharged from primary hospital stay. Educating health care professionals and parents, promoting maternal immunization and evaluating the potential of new vaccination tools are important means to reduce the overall burden from infectious diseases in preterm infants. In this narrative review, we summarize the current knowledge about vaccinations

SUBMITTER: Fortmann MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9362650 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature