More than 15% had vaccine-preventable infections during the 5 years following transplantation.
Children receiving solid organ transplants are at increased risk for infections, some of which are preventable by vaccination. Unfortunately, fewer than 50% of children have up to date immunizations at the time of transplant.
To assess the impact of under immunization in pediatric transplant recipients, investigators conducted a retrospective, multicenter, cohort study of 6980 children (mean age, 6.7 years) who received a solid organ transplant from 2004 through 2011.
During the 5 years after receiving a transplant, 15.6% of patients contracted 1136 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) or a vaccine-preventable (VP) infections, the common of which were influenza (7.4%), rotavirus (3.7%), varicella (2.1%), pneumococcus (2.0%), and RSV (1.8%). Almo…
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DisclosuresGrant/Research SupportNIH Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Center for Pediatric Practice Based Research Learning; Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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DisclosuresGrant/Research SupportNIH Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Center for Pediatric Practice Based Research Learning; Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Editorial BoardsCurrent Problems in Pediatric Adolescent Healthcare
Leadership Positions in Professional Societies College of Physicians of Philadelphia (Board of Trustees)