Incidence and prevalence of vaccine preventable infections in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD): a systemic literature review informing the 2019 update of the EULAR recommendations for vaccination in adult patients with AIIRD.
Victoria FurerChristien RondaanMarloes HeijstekSander van AssenMarc BijlNancy Agmon-LevinFerdinand C BreedveldRaffaele D'AmelioMaxime DougadosMeliha Crnkic KapetanovicJacob M van LaarAnnette de ThurahRobert B M LandeweAnna MoltóUlf Müller-LadnerKaren SchreiberLeo SmolarJim WalkerKlaus WarnatzNico M WulffraatOri ElkayamPublished in: RMD open (2019)
Current evidence shows an increased risk of VPI in patients with AIIRD, emphasising that prevention of infections is essential in these patients.