title: A literature review on the patients with autoimmune diseases following vaccination against infections.
abstract: Due to immune abnormalities and the use of steroids and immunosuppressant treatment, patients with rheumatic diseases are susceptible to infections. Vaccination is one of the most important prevention tools in modern medicine. A discussion on risk-benefit or cost-benefit analysis, and advisory on individual vaccines or vaccination programs falls outside the scope of this review. In particularly, this review summarizes the knowledge about the effectiveness and safety vaccinations in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) treated with biologics. Finally, we aim to provide vaccination plans basis for clinical management of rheumatic patients depending upon prevaccination antibody titers, drug treatments and immunological potential.
authors: a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics ; School of Public Health; Anhui Medical University ; Hefei , China.
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Liang
authors: Fan-Ya
authors: FY
authors: Meng
authors: Hai-Feng
authors: HF
authors: Pan
authors: Dong-Qing
authors: DQ
authors: Ye
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014612:Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines
keywords: autoimmune diseases; biologics; infections; vaccination