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Vaccinating an Immunocompromised Child

ALENKA GAGRO orcid.org/0000-0001-6308-6460 ; Children’s Hospital Zagreb, Klaićeva 16, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Sažetak

Any illness associated with possible immune dysfunction during childhood
requires a decision on the start and/or continuation of ongoing vaccination
program according to national guidelines, as well as the decision on possible booster vaccination and vaccination with additional, registered vaccines. It is widely accepted that if a child with presumed or proven immune disorder might benefit from vaccination, this should not be delayed if its application is safe. Children with immune disorders vary in the degree of immunosuppression, susceptibility to infections and immune reactions after vaccination. Besides these, there are certain groups of children with diseases that increase their risk of infectious diseases even in the absence of specific immune disorders. In this article, we discuss the basic principles that should guide decisions for immunization of children with suspected or proven immune system disorder (primary or secondary).

Ključne riječi

Hrčak ID:

94071

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/94071

Datum izdavanja:

1.6.2012.

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