O-024 Improving Pneumococcal Immunization Rates Among Immunocompromised Adolescent Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in VHA Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an inflammatory condition of the digestive tract not caused by infectious agents. Symptoms of IBD, such as diarrhea and pain, diminish one's quality of life. Underlying immune dysregulation may put IBD patients at risk for severe infectious disease making preventative vaccination highly recommended. Therefore, this study sought to assess rates of pneumococcal...
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عنوان ژورنال: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1078-0998
DOI: 10.1097/01.mib.0000480108.25404.9c