Updates in vaccination: Recommendations for adult inflammatory bowel disease patients

Table 1 Definition of the immune compromised inflammatory bowel disease patient[1]

Treatment with glucocorticoids: > prednisone 20 mg/d equivalent for 2 wk or more

Ongoing treatment with effective doses of 6-mercaptopurine, AZT, Methotrexate and anti tumor necrosis factor therapy

Within 3 mo of stopping the above listed immunosuppressive therapies

Significant protein-calorie malnutrition