title: [Pretravel vaccination].
abstract: Vaccination is a simple and effective way to protect against certain infectious diseases and is nearly always to be recommended when one is travelling to countries with lesser hygienic standards. This report provides guidance on immunization concerns and describes the individual vaccines most commonly used in travel medicine.
authors.affiliation: Syddansk Universitet, Institut for Medicinsk Biologi, Immunologi og Mikrobiologi, København K. ckoch@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Claus
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D016867:Immunocompromised Host / Q000276:immunology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014195:Travel; D014611:Vaccination; D014612:Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines; D014765:Viral Vaccines