Table 2 WHO and ACIP recommendations for pneumococcal vaccination 2012
From: Predictors of yearly influenza vaccination in hospitalized and community based patients
Pneumococcal Vaccination | |
|---|---|
WHO recommendations | ACIP recommendations |
Healthy elderly (> 65 yrs. of age), particularly those living in institutions | All persons aged 65 years or more |
Patients with chronic organ failure | |
Heart, lung, liver or kidney disease, diabetes mellitus and alcoholism | Chronic heart/lung/liver/kidney disease, DM and alcoholism |
Children > 2 yrs. old at high risk for disease (splenectomised children and sickle-cell disease) | Patients with leukaemia/lymphoma/multiple myeloma |
Patients with immunodeficiencies particularly those with functional or anatomical asplenia | Congenital/acquired immunodeficiencies, congenital/acquired asplenia; splenic dysfunction or splenectomy; organ transplantation or diseases requiring immunosuppressive drugs |
Prevention of subsequent pneumococcal infection in patients recovering from proven or assumed pneumococcal pneumonia | Nephrotic syndrome |
HIV infection | |
Others including: cochlear implants, CSF leaks and cigarette smoking | |