PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Avery, Robin K.
TI  - Immunizations in adult immunocompromised patients: Which to use and which to avoid
DP  - 2001 Apr 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 337--348
VI  - 68
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/68/4/337.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/68/4/337.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2001 Apr 01; 68
AB  - Immunization is important to protect immunocompromised patients from preventable infectious disease but is often underused. Although live vaccines are contraindicated for most immunocompromised patients, many killed or component vaccines are safe and recommended. Vaccines may sometimes induce suboptimal immunogenicity, but even partial protection may benefit severely ill patients.