Approaches for Selective Vaccinations in Cirrhotic Patients
Bacterial and viral infections are common in cirrhotic patients, and their occurrence is associated with the severity of liver disease. Bacterial infection may increase the probability of death by 3.75 times in patients with decompensated cirrhosis, with ranges of 30% at 1 month and 63% at 1 year af...
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| author | Giovanni Casella Fabio Ingravalle Adriana Ingravalle Stefano Andreotti Fulvio Bonetti Claudio Monti Rosanna Falbo Maria Grazia Rumi |
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| description | Bacterial and viral infections are common in cirrhotic patients, and their occurrence is associated with the severity of liver disease. Bacterial infection may increase the probability of death by 3.75 times in patients with decompensated cirrhosis, with ranges of 30% at 1 month and 63% at 1 year after infection. We illustrate the indications and the modalities for vaccinating cirrhotic patients. This topic is important for general practitioners and specialists. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6eb914d99717475a96138ba6b9410f842023-11-16T23:44:43ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2023-02-0111246010.3390/vaccines11020460Approaches for Selective Vaccinations in Cirrhotic PatientsGiovanni Casella0Fabio Ingravalle1Adriana Ingravalle2Stefano Andreotti3Fulvio Bonetti4Claudio Monti5Rosanna Falbo6Maria Grazia Rumi7General Practitioner Limbiate, 20812 Limbiate, ItalySchool of Specialization in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, ItalySchool of Specialization in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Rome Sapienza, Policlinico Umberto I, 00133 Rome, ItalyRSA “E.Bernardelli”, Clinica Polispecialistica San Carlo, 20037 Paderno Dugnano (Milan), ItalyGeneral Practitioner ATS Lecco-Monza Barlassina, 20825 Monza Brianza, ItalyGeneral Practitioner ATS Lecco-Monza Barlassina, 20825 Monza Brianza, ItalyClinical Pathology Department, Desio Hospital, 20832 Desio, ItalyHepatology Unit “San Giuseppe-Multimedica” Hospital, University of Milan, 20123 Milan, ItalyBacterial and viral infections are common in cirrhotic patients, and their occurrence is associated with the severity of liver disease. Bacterial infection may increase the probability of death by 3.75 times in patients with decompensated cirrhosis, with ranges of 30% at 1 month and 63% at 1 year after infection. We illustrate the indications and the modalities for vaccinating cirrhotic patients. This topic is important for general practitioners and specialists.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/2/460cirrhotic patientsgeneral practitionersvaccinationchronic liver diseasescirrhosis |
| spellingShingle | Giovanni Casella Fabio Ingravalle Adriana Ingravalle Stefano Andreotti Fulvio Bonetti Claudio Monti Rosanna Falbo Maria Grazia Rumi Approaches for Selective Vaccinations in Cirrhotic Patients Vaccines cirrhotic patients general practitioners vaccination chronic liver diseases cirrhosis |
| title | Approaches for Selective Vaccinations in Cirrhotic Patients |
| title_full | Approaches for Selective Vaccinations in Cirrhotic Patients |
| title_fullStr | Approaches for Selective Vaccinations in Cirrhotic Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Approaches for Selective Vaccinations in Cirrhotic Patients |
| title_short | Approaches for Selective Vaccinations in Cirrhotic Patients |
| title_sort | approaches for selective vaccinations in cirrhotic patients |
| topic | cirrhotic patients general practitioners vaccination chronic liver diseases cirrhosis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/2/460 |
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