Vaccinating Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

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Vaccinating Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2016 Sep;12(9):540-546

Authors: Reich J, Wasan S, Farraye FA

Abstract
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not vaccinated at the same rate as general medical patients. IBD places patients at increased risk for developing vaccine-preventable illnesses, and this risk is further exacerbated by immunosuppressive therapy. Therefore, gastroenterologists should familiarize themselves with health maintenance measures pertaining to patients with IBD. This article highlights the vaccinations required for patients with IBD, especially those who are immunosuppressed: influenza; pneumococcal pneumonia; hepatitis A and B viruses; human papilloma virus; meningococcal disease; tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis; measles, mumps, and rubella; varicella zoster; and herpes zoster. This article also discusses issues regarding patients with IBD who travel outside of the United States, as well as highlights and provides suggestions for areas of quality improvement that are needed in the field.

PMID: 27917091 [PubMed - in process]

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