Vol 12, No 2 (2019)
Aktualności w pielęgniarstwie nefrologicznym
Published online: 2019-07-11
Vaccination in patients with chronic kidney disease
Forum Nefrologiczne 2019;12(2):133-139.
Abstract
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) causes decrease of immunity, which promotes infections and dangerous complications. Vaccinations have a significant impact on reducing the risk of infections. However, their efficacy depends on many factors, such as age or general condition of the patient, stage of CKD, but also appropriate conditions of transport and storage as well as proper preparation and administration of the vaccine.
Keywords: vaccinationchronic kidney diseasestoragetransportsupply of vaccines