title: Vaccination and infection prevention in inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: The current medical therapy used in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis comprises drugs that interfere with immune response and therefore caution is needed for infectious side effects, and where possible, strategies to prevent their occurrence should be undertaken. Last year, international consensus guidelines on this topic were published by the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Leuven Herestraat 49 - B3000 Leuven Belgium.
authors.forename: Severine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vermeire
authors.forename: Gert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Van Assche
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rutgeerts