title: [Vaccination in immunocompromised patients].
abstract: Vaccination strategies in immunocompromised patients differ from those in immunocompetent patients: The risk of severe and complicated infections is increased, the immune response to vaccination might be hampered and side-effects--especially vaccination-induced infections after live-vaccines--must carefully be weighed against benefit of vaccination. Encouragement of vaccination, adequate timing, boostering and newer immunological strategies can improve immunity. This article summarizes vaccination problems in patients with HIV/AIDS, Solid-organ transplantation, haematological stem cell transplantation, splenectomy and immunosuppressive drugs.
authors.affiliation: Infektiologie, Universitätsspital Basel. weisserm@uhbs.ch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weisser
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013557:Switzerland; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects*