vaccination in patients with Hodgkin's disease

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Procedure

Table

vaccine when
Diphtheria-tetanus (dT)* no special recommendation
Poliomyelitis* no special recommendation
Haemophilus influenza type B before treatment & 2 years later
23-valent pneumococcal before treatment & 2 years later
4-valent meningiococcal before treatment & 2 years later
Influenza seasonal
Measles/mumps/rubella contraindicated
varicella-zoster# contraindicated

* diptheria, pertussis, tetanus (DPT) in children < 7 years of age; inactivated poliovirus vaccine; live virus vaccine is contraindicated

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References

  1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed. Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 538