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Mohr, Arno ; Kloos, Mia ; Schulz, Christian ; Pfeifer, Michael ; Salzberger, Bernd ; Bauernfeind, Stilla ; Hitzenbichler, Florian ; Plentz, Annelie ; Loew, Thomas H. ; Koch, Myriam

Low Adherence to Pneumococcal Vaccination in Lung Cancer Patients in a Tertiary Care University Hospital in Southern Germany

Mohr, Arno , Kloos, Mia, Schulz, Christian , Pfeifer, Michael, Salzberger, Bernd , Bauernfeind, Stilla , Hitzenbichler, Florian , Plentz, Annelie, Loew, Thomas H. and Koch, Myriam (2022) Low Adherence to Pneumococcal Vaccination in Lung Cancer Patients in a Tertiary Care University Hospital in Southern Germany. Vaccines 10 (2), p. 311.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 16 Mar 2022 14:49
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.51435


Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the adherence to vaccinations, especially pneumococcal vaccinations, in lung cancer patients. Methods: the study was performed at the University Hospital Regensburg, Germany. All patients with a regular appointment scheduled between 1 December 2020 and 29 April 2021 and who provided informed consent were included. Available medical records, ...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the adherence to vaccinations, especially pneumococcal vaccinations, in lung cancer patients. Methods: the study was performed at the University Hospital Regensburg, Germany. All patients with a regular appointment scheduled between 1 December 2020 and 29 April 2021 and who provided informed consent were included. Available medical records, vaccination certificates, and a questionnaire were analyzed. Results: we included 136 lung cancer patients (NSCLC n = 113, 83.1%, SCLC n = 23, 16.9%). A correct pneumococcal vaccination according to national recommendations was performed in 9.4% (12/127) of the patients. A correct vaccination was performed for tetanus in 50.4% (66/131), diphtheria in 34.4% (44/128), poliomyelitis in 25.8% (33/128), tick-borne encephalitis in 40.7% (24/59), hepatitis A in 45.5% (7/11), hepatitis B in 38.5% (5/13), shingles in 3.0% (3/101), measles in 50.0% (3/6), pertussis in 47.7% (62/130), influenza in 54.4% (74/136), and meningococcal meningitis in 0% (0/2) of the patients. Conclusion: adherence to pneumococcal vaccinations, as well as to other vaccinations, is low in lung cancer patients.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleVaccines
Publisher:MDPI
Open Access Type:Gold (with APC)
Place of Publication:BASEL
Volume:10
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:2
Page Range:p. 311
Date16 February 2022
InstitutionsMedicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin I
Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin II
Medicine > Abteilung für Psychosomatische Medizin
Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene
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10.3390/vaccines10020311DOI
Keywords; pneumococcal vaccination; lung cancer; pneumonia; PPSV23; PCV13
Dewey Decimal Classification600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-514358
Item ID51435

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