Mohr, Arno and Kloos, Mia and Schulz, Christian and Pfeifer, Michael and Salzberger, Bernd and Bauernfeind, Stilla and Hitzenbichler, Florian and Plentz, Annelie and Loew, Thomas 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): 311. ISSN , 2076-393X
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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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ; pneumococcal vaccination; lung cancer; pneumonia; PPSV23; PCV13 |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin I Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin II Medicine > Abteilung für Psychosomatische Medizin Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Dec 2023 15:58 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2023 15:58 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/57031 |
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