title: Barriers to Immunizations and Strategies to Enhance Immunization Rates in Adults with Autoimmune Inflammatory Diseases.
abstract: For as long as there have been immunizations, there have been barriers to them. Immunization rates in the United States are below target. Rheumatologists and rheumatology practitioners need to understand the issues of immunizations in patients with autoimmune inflammatory disease to identify and overcome barriers to immunization. Several strategies for overcoming these barriers are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Disease, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue Desk A-50, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: kirchne@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kirchner
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center, Mason F. Lord Center Tower, 5200 Eastern Avenue, Suite 4100, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ruffing
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D056660:Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000266:history / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016867:Immunocompromised Host / Q000276:immunology; D014612:Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines
keywords: Adult; Autoimmune inflammatory disease; Barriers; Immunization