Observational studyHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2017
Determinants of influenza vaccination among solid organ transplant recipients attending Sicilian reference center.
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- Influenza vaccine effectiveness among high-risk groups: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2018Pooled it
- Exploring vaccination adherence and its determinants in kidney transplant recipients: insights from a large italian transplant centre.Infection · 2026Article
- Overview of adult immunization in Italy: Successes, lessons learned and the way forward.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Review
- Determinants of compliance to influenza and COVID-19 vaccination in a cohort of solid organ transplant patients in Puglia, Southern Italy (2017-2022).Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
- Main factors influencing long-term outcomes of liver transplantation in 2022.World journal of hepatology · 2023Review
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- Effect of influenza vaccination in solid organ transplant recipients: A nationwide population-based cohort study.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2022Article
- Determinants of Vaccination Uptake in Risk Populations: A Comprehensive Literature Review.Vaccines · 2020Review
- Knowledge and attitudes of parents after the implementation of mandatory vaccination in kindergartens of Palermo, Italy.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2020Article
- Under-immunization of pediatric transplant recipients: a call to action for the pediatric community.Pediatric research · 2020Review
- Underimmunization of the solid organ transplant population: An urgent problem with potential digital health solutions.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2020Article
- Surveillance Data for Eight Consecutive Influenza Seasons in Sicily, Italy.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
- The Socio-Economic Health Deprivation Index and its association with mortality and attitudes towards influenza vaccination among the elderly in Palermo, Sicily.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2018Article
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Abstract
Among solid organ transplant recipients, influenza infection is commonly associated with higher morbidity and mortality than immunocompetent hosts. Therefore, in these subjects influenza vaccination is of paramount importance. The main objective of the study was to assess compliance to vaccination and analyze factors associated with influenza vaccination of solid organ transplant recipients admitted to the Sicilian solid organ transplant Reference Center IRCCS-ISMETT in Palermo during 2014-2015 influenza season. Thirty one (37.8%) out of 82 solid organ transplant recipients were vaccinated against influenza. The main reason for vaccination refusal was fear of adverse reaction (n = 16, 31.4%), impaired health status (n = 14, 27.4%) and low vaccine efficacy (n = 10, 19.6%). Vaccinated solid organ transplant recipients compare with unvaccinated had smaller hospital admissions for infectious respiratory diseases (9.7% Vs 23.5%) during surveillance period. On multivariate analysis the factors positively associated with influenza vaccination were the advice of Reference Center physicians (OR 53.4, p < 0.001) and to perform vaccine against pneumococcus (OR 7.0, p = 0.016). This study showed that Reference Center physicians play a key role on vaccine communication and recommendation for patients at risk and it underlines the effectiveness of influenza vaccination in solid organ transplant recipients. However, it remains that, although physician advice resulted a strong determinant for vaccination, influenza vaccination coverage in this subset of population remains still unsatisfactory.
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