Pulmonology

Primary Immunodeficiency

Questions discussed in this category

Would you use the pneumococcal conjugate-21 vaccine (Capvaxive) instead of the conjugate-20 (Prevnar-20) for routine vaccinations in immunosuppressed patients?

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Should the RSV vaccine be administered to pregnant mothers even if it is not seasonally circulating but they are 32-36 weeks pregnant?

1 Answer available

What approaches can we take to initiate therapy and improve survival rates in patients with HLH?

2 Answers available

Do you give additional pneumococcal vaccines after a dose of PCV20 in patients with asplenia?

1 Answer available

Is there any PFT criteria that you use in guiding decision making to offer transbronchial lung cryobiopsy to patients with interstitial lung disease?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.), 2023 Jul 24

The 2022 EULAR/ACR Points to Consider at the Early Stages of Diagnosis and Management of Suspected Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis/Macrophage Activation Syndrome (HLH/MAS).

Lupus, 2014 Jul 30

Serious infections in systemic lupus erythematosus with a focus on pneumococcal infections.

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2024 Sep 12

Use of 21-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Among U.S. Adults: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2024.

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