Open AccessRevaccination in Pediatric Oncology Patients: One Center Experience
Author(s) -
Pınar Yılmazbaş,
Hilal Susam Şen,
Süheyla Ocak
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the eurasian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1308-8742
pISSN - 1308-8734
DOI - 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2020.20047
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , vaccination schedule , chemotherapy , cancer , serology , malignancy , pediatrics , population , immunology , antigen , immunization , antibody , environmental health
After chemotherapy, cancer survivors suffer from acquired immunological defects and become vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases. There are no universally approved revaccination guidelines for non-transplanted oncology patients. This study aimed to share our experience of revaccination in childhood cancer survivors to plan future vaccination schedules.