title: Vaccines for persons at high risk due to medical conditions, occupation, environment, or lifestyle, 2005.
abstract: The rates of morbidity and mortality due to influenza and pneumococcal diseases are high among persons with underlying medical conditions; thus, influenza and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines are recommended for those with cardiac disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and other chronic illnesses. For the same reasons, influenza vaccine is recommended for pregnant women and for persons with asthma. Health care workers are at high risk for acquiring and transmitting hepatitis B, measles, varicella, and influenza; hence, vaccination against these diseases is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3518 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. zimmer+@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Richard Kent
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: Donald B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Middleton
mesh_terms: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D014765:Viral Vaccines