Updates on vaccines in transplantation @mgh_transplant@KottonNelson 1) New recombinant Zoster vaccine recommended to all patients prior to transplant or >12 months of those transplanted already (2 doses); 2) Pneumonoccal vaccine: all ESKD or post-tx should get 1 dose of PCV20
【HSV/VZV risk and duration of prophylaxis】
NCCN guideline just updated on 10/28/2022! (2)
Preventing reactivation by HSV/VZV is important as it significantly affects QOL!
Level: Intermediate
Importance: ★★★
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Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidance on the Treatment of AmpC β-Lactamase–Producing Enterobacterales, Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Infections
🆓 Freely Available
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Live from the CDC ACIP meeting - a recommendation for a booster at three months not five months after the primary vaccine series for immunocompromised patients. Should help provide better protection especially during Omicron surge.