Should My Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Immunosuppressive Therapy be Vaccinated against Influenza Virus?

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are variants of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for which immunosuppressive therapy is often required. Immunosuppressed patients are at increased risk for infections, including vaccine-preventable diseases such as influenza. Although several guidelines recomme...

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Main Authors: Neeraj Narula, Deborah LR Yamamura, John K Marshall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/375878
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