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Effects of immunosuppression on immune response to pneumococcal vaccine in inflammatory bowel disease: A prospective study*

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2011

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Gionata Fiorino, Laurent Peyrin‐Biroulet, Patrizia Naccarato, Hajnalka Szabó, Orsola Sociale, Stefania Vetrano, Walter Fries, Alessandro Montanelli, Alessandro Repici, Alberto Malesci,
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Abstract

Anti-TNF therapy alone or in combination with azathioprine impairs the response to pneumococcal vaccination in patients with IBD. All patients with IBD should therefore be vaccinated before starting anti-TNF therapy.

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