Vacunas y actividades preventivas en pacientes con artritis inflamatorias
- Casals Sánchez, José Luis
- Casals Vázquez, Cristina
- Vázquez Sánchez, María de los Angeles
- Giménez Basallote, S.
ISSN: 1138-3593
Any de publicació: 2013
Número: 7
Pàgines: 382-385
Tipus: Article
Altres publicacions en: Semergen: revista española de medicina de familia
Resum
Patients with inflammatory arthritis and eligible for immunosuppressive therapy account for more than 1% of general population, and represents a significant workload on family doctors. They are prone to other comorbidities, with an increased cardiovascular risk and a higher incidence of infections than the general population, especially skin infections and pneumonitis. This comorbidity can be considered vulnerable to a prevention program, prevention of cardiovascular risk, cancer screening, vaccination schedule for adults. As for prevention through vaccination, importance should be given to pneumococcal infection, significant in adults aged 50 or over, especially amongst immunosuppressed patients. The 13-valent conjugate vaccine, which has been recently approved for adults, must be considered. An attempt has been made to write a simple, applicable document on preventive measures that should be implemented both at primary and secondary care level for those adults.