title: Prevention of infection in adult travelers after solid organ transplantation.
abstract: Increasing numbers of solid organ transplant recipients are traveling to the developing world. Many of these individuals either do not seek or do not receive optimal medical care prior to travel. This review considers risks of international travel to adult solid organ transplant recipients and the use of vaccines and prophylactic agents in this population.
authors.affiliation: Transplant Infectious Disease and Compromised Host Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. ckotton@partners.org
authors.forename: Camille Nelson
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Kotton
authors.forename: Edward T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: Jay A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003141:Communicable Diseases; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014181:Transplantation Immunology; D014195:Travel; D014611:Vaccination