Open AccessImmunization status and hospitalization for vaccine-preventable and non-vaccine-preventable infections in liver-transplanted children
Author(s) -
Palittiya Sintusek,
Yong Poovorawan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v13.i1.120
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccine preventable diseases , immunization , vaccination , immunology , pediatrics , antibody
Infections and associated morbidity and mortality may be more frequent in children who have undergone liver transplant than in healthy children. Immunization strategies to prevent vaccine-preventable infections (VPIs) can effectively minimize this infection burden. However, data on age-appropriate immunization and VPIs in children after liver transplant in Asia are limited.