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Vaccination Recommendations for the Immunocompromised Adult Patient
Abreu, Cândida; Peres, Susana; Cunha, Flávia; Miranda, Joana; Nunes-Silva, Cláudio; Silva-Pinto, André; Ribeiro-Dias, Lúcia; Oliveira, JoaquimThe manuscript collates indications for vaccination in immunocompromised adults based on recommendations from leading international institutions. These individuals have increased vulnerability to vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, and their immune response to vaccination is often weaker than that of immunocompetent individuals. Therefore, whenever possible, it is important to assess vaccine response (sero...
Vaccination Recommendations for the Immunocompromised Adult Patient
Abreu, Cândida; Peres, Susana; Cunha, Flávia; Miranda, Joana; Nunes-Silva, Cláudio; Silva-Pinto, André; Ribeiro-Dias, Lúcia; Oliveira, JoaquimThe manuscript collates indications for vaccination in immunocompromised adults based on recommendations from leading international institutions. These individuals have increased vulnerability to vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, and their immune response to vaccination is often weaker than that of immunocompetent individuals. Therefore, whenever possible, it is important to assess vaccine response (sero...
Guidelines for the Treatment and Follow-Up of Patients with Q Fever
Nunes-Silva, Cláudio; Rocha, Rafael; Martins, António; Ribeiro, Lúcia; Nuak, João; Tavares, Margarida; Sarmento, António; Ceia, Filipa; Abreu, CândidaQ fever (or query fever) is a zoonotic infectious disease with worldwide distribution transmitted by an intracellular Gram-negative bacterium, Coxiella burnetii. The most common identified sources of human infection are farm animals, such as sheep, goats and cattle. The disease is endemic in mainland Portugal, with most cases notified in the central and southern regions. Q fever is a complex and pleomorphic dis...