Vaccination of Immunosuppressed Children in Clinical Practice

Author:   Geraldine Blanchard-Rohner ,  Laure F. Pittet
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
ISBN:  

9783031048432


Pages:   214
Publication Date:   15 June 2022
Format:   Paperback
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This book provides cutting-edge information on the vaccination of children treated with various immunosuppressive regimens. The latest literature and recommendations on vaccination in immunosuppressed children are discussed in detail, providing practical guidelines on vaccination for specialists caring for immunosuppressive paediatric patients. Vaccination of Immunosuppressed Children in Clinical Practice is a clinically-focused synthesis for a wide audience of paediatricians around the world. Paediatricians (including rheumatologists, gastroenterologists, immunologists, neurologists, nephrologists, oncologists, haematologists) will find this book to be an essential resource for their daily clinical practice.

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Author:   Geraldine Blanchard-Rohner ,  Laure F. Pittet
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.306kg
ISBN:  

9783031048432


ISBN 10:   3031048431
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   15 June 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Importance of vaccinating immunocompromised children.- Immune responses to vaccination.- Mode of action of the various immunosuppressive drugs, effects on vaccine responses and recommendations.- Vaccination with live vaccines.- Vaccination with non-live vaccines.- Vaccination schedule in immune compromised children. Practical approach concerning the vaccination of children with dysimmune disorders who should start immunosuppression or already under immunosuppressive treatment.

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Geraldine Blanchard-Rohner is a senior pediatric immunologist and vaccinologist at the University Hospital Geneva, treating children with immunological problems. She holds an MD from the University of Geneva and a DPhil from the University of Oxford, and has widely published on the immune response after vaccination. Her research has won several prizes, among others the Prix Pfizer in 2017.    Laure F. Pittet is a senior paediatrician and vaccinologist at the University Hospital of Geneva. She holds an MD and PhD from the University of Geneva and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology at the Royal Children’s Hospital of Melbourne. She has widely published on the immune response after vaccination in immunocompromised children.

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