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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 type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Vaccines | ||||
| Publisher: | MDPI | ||||
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| Open Access Type: | Gold (with APC) | ||||
| Place of Publication: | BASEL | ||||
| Volume: | 10 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 2 | ||||
| Page Range: | p. 311 | ||||
| Date | 16 February 2022 | ||||
| Institutions | Medicine > 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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| Keywords | ; pneumococcal vaccination; lung cancer; pneumonia; PPSV23; PCV13 | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-514358 | ||||
| Item ID | 51435 |
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