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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2015; 21(11): 3184-3196
Published online Mar 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3184
Published online Mar 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3184
Updates in vaccination: Recommendations for adult inflammatory bowel disease patients
Khadija Chaudrey, Tauseef Ali, Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma, OK 73104, United States
Michelle Salvaggio, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma, OK 73104, United States
Aftab Ahmed, Sultan Mahmood, Department of Internal Medicine, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma, OK 73104, United States
Tauseef Ali, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Oklahoma University Physicians, Oklahoma, OK 73104, United States
Author contributions: Chaudrey K contributed to literature search and wrote the manuscript; Mahmood S and Ahmed A contributed to literature review and proof reading of the manuscript; Ali T and Salvaggio M performed proof reading of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest: Dr. Khadija Chaudrey has neither received fees for serving as a speaker nor has received research funding from any organization for this review article. Dr. Khadija Chaudrey is an employee of University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the institute has no conflict of interest with the article. Dr. Khadija Chaudrey does not own stocks and/or shares and/or patents in any organization that would have conflict of interest with this review article.
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Correspondence to: Khadija Chaudrey, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma, OK 73104, United States. drkchaudrey@gmail.com
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Received: September 29, 2014
Peer-review started: September 29, 2014
First decision: October 29, 2014
Revised: November 16, 2014
Accepted: January 30, 2015
Article in press: January 30, 2015
Published online: March 21, 2015
Processing time: 171 Days and 4.8 Hours
Peer-review started: September 29, 2014
First decision: October 29, 2014
Revised: November 16, 2014
Accepted: January 30, 2015
Article in press: January 30, 2015
Published online: March 21, 2015
Processing time: 171 Days and 4.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of infection because of use of immunosuppressive agents for treatment in many of them. While immunocompetent IBD patients can be vaccinated using standard vaccination schedule, special guidelines need to be followed for IBD patients getting immunosuppressive therapy. In this review article the focus is on current vaccination recommendations for adult IBD patients. This is a much needed discussion as lack of awareness and misperceptions about vaccination safety is a major cause of under immunization in IBD patients.