Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Rheumatology Clinics.

Creator(s)

Julia G. Harris, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Date

5-1-2021

Identifier

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.210058

Abstract

Rheumatology patients on immunosuppression are at increased risk of invasive pneumococcal disease. There is a multitude of literature highlighting the risk of pneumococcal infection, hospitalization, and even death in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), in whom incidence of invasive pneumococcal infection is 13 times higher than the general population.

Journal Title

The Journal of rheumatology

Volume

48

Issue

5

Recommended Citation

Harris JG. Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Rheumatology Clinics [published online ahead of print, 2021 May 1]. J Rheumatol. 2021;jrheum.210058. doi:10.3899/jrheum.210058