Abstracts tagged "Vaccines"

Abstract Number: 037 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Immunosuppressed Rheumatology Patients
Julia Harris¹, Michael Holland ², Emily Fox ², Amy Ivy ², Maria Ibarra ², Cara Hoffart ², Jordan Jones ², Leslie Favier ³ and Ashley Cooper ², ¹Children's Mercy Kansas City, Overland Park, ²Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, ³Children's Mercy Kansas City, Leawood
Background/Purpose: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends pneumococcal vaccination of high-risk patients, including patients on iatrogenic immunosuppression. Many patients seen in the rheumatology…
Abstract Number: 052 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcus Colonization in Patients with Childhood Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE) Compared to Healthy Controls
Fatima Barbar-Smiley¹, Stacy Ardoin ², Chack-Yung Yu ³, Veronica Mruk ⁴, Cagri Yildirim-Toruner ², Vidya Sivaraman ⁵, Joanne Drew ¹, alexa meara ⁶, Asuncion Mejias ² and Octavio Ramilo ⁷, ¹Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, ²Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, ³Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, ⁴The Ohio State University, Columbus, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Bexley, ⁶The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, COLUMBUS, ⁷Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive
Background/Purpose: Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) may lead to severe life-threatening infections in both the general and immunocompromised population. Patients diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)…
Abstract Number: 180 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Influenza Knowledge and Barriers to Vaccination in Immunosuppressed Patients in the Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic
Julia Harris¹, Maria Ibarra ², Michael Holland ², Kelly Jensen ², Emily Fox ², Jordan Jones ², Leslie Favier ³, Ashley Sherman ², Chelsey Smith ⁴ and Ashley Cooper ², ¹Children's Mercy Kansas City, Overland Park, ²Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, ³Children's Mercy Kansas City, Leawood, ⁴Children's Mercy Kansas City, Holden
Background/Purpose: Many pediatric rheumatology patients are at increased risk of influenza due to immunosuppressive medication use. Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all children by…
Abstract Number: 192 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Single Center Consensus of Prophylactic Treatment in Immunocompromised Children with Rheumatic Disease
Stephen Wong¹, Amy Gaultney ² and Deborah McCurdy ³, ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, ²UCLA, Los Angeles, California, ³UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Background/Purpose: Many children with rheumatic diseases require immunosuppressive treatments, however these medications put them at risk for contracting opportunistic infections leading to severe morbidity and…
Abstract Number: 2094 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Rate in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis, and the Attitudes of Rheumatologists About Vaccination
İdil Kurut Aysin ¹, Murat Aysin ², Dilek Solmaz ³, Nazmiye Baş Tomas ⁴, Filiz Koç ⁴, Elif Durak Ediboğlu ⁴, Gokhan Kabadayi ⁵, Onay Gercik ³, Sercan Gücenmez ⁴ and Servet Akar⁶, ¹Izmir Katip Celebi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, İzmir, Turkey, ²University of Izmir Katip Celebi Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, İzmir, Turkey, ³Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, İzmir, Turkey, ⁴University of Izmir Katip Celebi Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology, İzmir, Turkey, ⁵Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, İzmir, Turkey, ⁶Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, İzmir, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory arthritis have increased risk of infections which may lead to morbidity and mortality. Some of those infections could be prevented by…
Abstract Number: 2095 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Quality Improvement Intervention to Improve Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Immunosuppressed Inflammatory Arthritis Outpatients
Kieran Murray¹, Candice Low ¹, Francis Young ¹, Anna O'Rourke ¹, Ian Callanan ², Eoin Feeney ¹ and Douglas Veale ³, ¹Saint Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Saint Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³EULAR Centre For Arthritis And Rheumatic Diseases and The Conway Institute, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: The ACR and CDC recommend influenza (“flu”) and 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPSV23) vaccination for inflammatory arthritis (IA) patients on immunosuppression. This study aimed to:…
Abstract Number: 2096 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
An Intervention Bundle Increases Uptake of Influenza Vaccine by Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Valeria Valerio¹, Maria Bazan ¹, Mianbo Wang ², Bruce Mazer ¹, Elizabeth M. Hazel ³, Christian Pineau ⁴, Sasha Bernatsky ⁵, Brian Ward ⁶ and Ines Colmegna ⁶, ¹The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, ⁴McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada, ⁶McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Annual vaccination with inactivated influenza vaccine is recommended for adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Despite this, influenza immunization coverage…
Abstract Number: 2258 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Causes of Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Adults with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Sandra Pelaez ¹, Vincent Gosselin Boucher ², Valeria Valerio ³, Elizabeth M. Hazel ⁴, Kim Lavoie ⁵, Brian Ward ⁶ and Ines Colmegna⁶, ¹Research Centre of the Sainte-Justine University Hospital, Montreal, Canada, ²Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, Centre Intégré Universitaire de santé et services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal (CIUSSS-NIM), Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal & Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, ⁵Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, Centre Intégré Universitaire de santé et services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal (CIUSSS-NIM), Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal & Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada, ⁶McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Vaccine hesitancy -the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines- is one of the threats to global health set by the…
Abstract Number: 668 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Lack of Uptake of Prophylactic Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination Among Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in the Detroit, MI Area, a High Risk Population
J. Patricia Dhar¹, Louis Saravolatz ² and Susan Szpunar ³, ¹Wayne State University, Bloomfield Hills, MI, ²Ascension St. John Hospital and Wayne State University, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, ³Ascension St. John Hospital Hospital, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
Background/Purpose: Women with SLE are at increased risk for cervical neoplasia likely because of infection with high risk (HR) HPV and thus should be considered…
Abstract Number: 762 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Are There Any Identifiable Triggers in Polymyalgia Rheumatica? A Matched-Control Study
Mayra Tobar Jaramillo¹, Victor Santos Andrade ², Marina Scolnik ³, Luciano Fernando Lo Giudice ⁴, John Jaramillo Gallego ⁵, Valeria Scaglioni ⁵ and Enrique Soriano ⁶, ¹Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Fundacion Valle de lili, Colombia, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, ³Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁶Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina., Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: As many other rheumatologic diseases, pathogenesis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) isnot well understood. Genetic factors seem to play a role. Some studies have suggested…
Abstract Number: 824 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial of the Safety of the Live Varicella Vaccine in TNF-Treated Patients
Jeffrey Curtis¹, S Louis Bridges ², Stacey S Cofield ², John Bassler ¹, Theresa Ford ³, Stephen Lindsey ⁴, Alan Kivitz ⁵, Ilhem Messaoudi ⁶, Kaleb Michaud ⁷, Joseph Huffstutter ⁸, Ted Mikuls ⁹, David Ridley ¹⁰, William Shergy ¹¹, Sarah Siegel ¹² and Kevin Winthrop ¹³, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ³North Georgia Rheumatology Group, PC, Lawrenceville, GA, ⁴Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Baton Rouge, LA, ⁵Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ⁶University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, ⁷University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁸Arthritis Associates, Hixon, TN, ⁹VA Nebraska-Western IA Health Care System & University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ¹⁰St. Paul Rheumatology, Eagan, MN, ¹¹Rheumatology Associates of North Alabama, Huntsville, AL, ¹²Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR, ¹³Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: There has been minimal evaluation of the safety of live virus vaccines in patients receiving biologic therapies who may be immunocompromised. The Varicella Zoster…
Abstract Number: 1198 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Practice Based Education Program to Increase Vaccination Rate in Patients on Immunotherapeutic Agents
Andrea Soliman¹, Soorya Aggarwal ¹, Kyle Kreitman ¹, Kourtney Erickson ¹, Abdul Aleem ¹ and Marie O'Brien ¹, ¹Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
Background/Purpose: Immunosuppressive agents have changed the course of debilitating autoimmune conditions. Despite their advantages, these agents come with risk of vaccine preventable infections.1 Multiple organizations recommend…
Abstract Number: 1800 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Safety and Humoral Immunogenicity to Herpes Zoster Vaccine in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (interim Analysis)
Ori Elkayam¹, Itzhak Rosner ², Devy Zisman ³, Merav Lidar ⁴, Reuven Mader ⁵, Amir Bieber ⁵, Alexandra Balbir-Gurman ⁶, Mirit Amit ⁷, Smadar Gertel ⁸ and Victoria Furer ⁹, ¹Rheumatology Department, Tel Aviv Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel., Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Bnei Tzion, Haifa, Israel, ³Carmel Hospital and Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel, Haifa, Israel, ⁴Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁵Ha emek medical center, Afula, Israel, ⁶Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ⁷Shamir medical center, Zerifin, Israel, ⁸Tel Aviv medical center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁹Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the safety and humoral immunogenicity of a live attenuated herpes zoster (HZ) vaccine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with healthy…
Abstract Number: 1863 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in High Risk Rheumatology Patients
Heena Sheth¹, Grimes Vera ², Diana Rudge ², Gary Fischer ², Larry W. Moreland ¹ and Rohit Aggarwal ³, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²UPMC, Pittsburgh, ³University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: To improve Pneumococcal Vaccination rates in high risk Rheumatology patients on immunosuppressive therapy.Methods: The study was a quality improvement project based on the pre-post-intervention…
Abstract Number: 2091 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The High Dose Influenza Vaccine Increases Immune Protection in Both Adults and Elderly Seropositive RA Patients
Mariana Useche ¹, Ramanakumar Agnihotram ¹, Sasha Bernatsky ², Brian Ward ³ and Ines Colmegna³, ¹The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The high dose trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (HD-TIV) contains four times the antigen dose per strain of the standard-dose inactivated influenza vaccines. HD-TIV is…

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