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2019 update of EULAR recommendations for vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases

Furer, Victoria ; Rondaan, Christien ; Heijstek, Marloes W. ; Agmon-Levin, Nancy ; Van Assen, Sander ; Bijl, Marc ; Breedveld, Ferry C. ; D'amelio, Raffaele ; Dougados, Maxime and Kapetanovic, Meliha Crnkic LU , et al. (2020) In Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 79(1). p.39-52
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To update the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) published in 2011. Four systematic literature reviews were performed regarding the incidence/prevalence of vaccine-preventable infections among patients with AIIRD; efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of vaccines; effect of anti-rheumatic drugs on the response to vaccines; effect of vaccination of household of AIIRDs patients. Subsequently, recommendations were formulated based on the evidence and expert opinion. The updated recommendations comprise six overarching principles and nine recommendations. The former address the need for an annual vaccination status assessment,... (More)

To update the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) published in 2011. Four systematic literature reviews were performed regarding the incidence/prevalence of vaccine-preventable infections among patients with AIIRD; efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of vaccines; effect of anti-rheumatic drugs on the response to vaccines; effect of vaccination of household of AIIRDs patients. Subsequently, recommendations were formulated based on the evidence and expert opinion. The updated recommendations comprise six overarching principles and nine recommendations. The former address the need for an annual vaccination status assessment, shared decision-making and timing of vaccination, favouring vaccination during quiescent disease, preferably prior to the initiation of immunosuppression. Non-live vaccines can be safely provided to AIIRD patients regardless of underlying therapy, whereas live-attenuated vaccines may be considered with caution. Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination should be strongly considered for the majority of patients with AIIRD. Tetanus toxoid and human papilloma virus vaccination should be provided to AIIRD patients as recommended for the general population. Hepatitis A, hepatitis B and herpes zoster vaccination should be administered to AIIRD patients at risk. Immunocompetent household members of patients with AIIRD should receive vaccines according to national guidelines, except for the oral poliomyelitis vaccine. Live-attenuated vaccines should be avoided during the first 6 months of life in newborns of mothers treated with biologics during the second half of pregnancy. These 2019 EULAR recommendations provide an up-to-date guidance on the management of vaccinations in patients with AIIRD.

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autoimmune diseases, infections, vaccination
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Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
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79
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1
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14 pages
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BMJ Publishing Group
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  • scopus:85070953188
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0003-4967
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10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215882
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>To update the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) published in 2011. Four systematic literature reviews were performed regarding the incidence/prevalence of vaccine-preventable infections among patients with AIIRD; efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of vaccines; effect of anti-rheumatic drugs on the response to vaccines; effect of vaccination of household of AIIRDs patients. Subsequently, recommendations were formulated based on the evidence and expert opinion. The updated recommendations comprise six overarching principles and nine recommendations. The former address the need for an annual vaccination status assessment, shared decision-making and timing of vaccination, favouring vaccination during quiescent disease, preferably prior to the initiation of immunosuppression. Non-live vaccines can be safely provided to AIIRD patients regardless of underlying therapy, whereas live-attenuated vaccines may be considered with caution. Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination should be strongly considered for the majority of patients with AIIRD. Tetanus toxoid and human papilloma virus vaccination should be provided to AIIRD patients as recommended for the general population. Hepatitis A, hepatitis B and herpes zoster vaccination should be administered to AIIRD patients at risk. Immunocompetent household members of patients with AIIRD should receive vaccines according to national guidelines, except for the oral poliomyelitis vaccine. Live-attenuated vaccines should be avoided during the first 6 months of life in newborns of mothers treated with biologics during the second half of pregnancy. These 2019 EULAR recommendations provide an up-to-date guidance on the management of vaccinations in patients with AIIRD.</p>}},
  author       = {{Furer, Victoria and Rondaan, Christien and Heijstek, Marloes W. and Agmon-Levin, Nancy and Van Assen, Sander and Bijl, Marc and Breedveld, Ferry C. and D'amelio, Raffaele and Dougados, Maxime and Kapetanovic, Meliha Crnkic and Van Laar, Jacob M. and De Thurah, A. and Landewé, Robert B.M. and Molto, Anna and Müller-Ladner, Ulf and Schreiber, Karen and Smolar, Leo and Walker, Jim and Warnatz, Klaus and Wulffraat, Nico M. and Elkayam, Ori}},
  issn         = {{0003-4967}},
  keywords     = {{autoimmune diseases; infections; vaccination}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{39--52}},
  publisher    = {{BMJ Publishing Group}},
  series       = {{Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases}},
  title        = {{2019 update of EULAR recommendations for vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215882}},
  doi          = {{10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215882}},
  volume       = {{79}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}