Pneumococcal Vaccination Guidance for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings: Recommendations From AMDA's Infection Advisory Committee

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• 作者：David A. Nace ; MD ; MPH ; CMD^a ; ^{naceda@upmc.edu} ; Laurie R. Archbald-Pannone ; MD ; MPH^b ; Muhammad S. Ashraf ; MBBS^c ; Paul J. Drinka ; MD^d ; Elizabeth Frentzel ; MPH^e ; Swati Gaur ; MD ; MBA ; CMD^f ; ^g ; Dheeraj Mahajan ; MD ; CMD^h ; ⁱ ; David R. Mehr ; MD ; MS^j ; William C. Mercer ; MD ; CMD^k ; ^l ; Philip D. Sloane ; MD ; MPH^m ; Robin L.P. Jump ; MD ; PhDⁿ ; ^o ; on behalf of the Infection Advisory Committee for AMDA&mdash ; The Society of Post-Acute ; Long-Term Care Medicine
• 关键词：Nursing home ; pneumococcal vaccines ; pneumococcal infections ; aged ; policy
• 刊名：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：18
• 期：2
• 页码：99-104
• 全文大小：636 K
• 卷排序：18

文摘

Efforts at preventing pneumococcal disease are a national health priority, particularly in older adults and especially in post-acute and long-term care settings The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that all adults ≥65 years of age, as well as adults 18–64 years of age with specific risk factors, receive both the recently introduced polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine against 13 pneumococcal serotypes as well as the polysaccharide vaccine against 23 pneumococcal serotypes. Nursing facility licensure regulations require facilities to assess the pneumococcal vaccination status of each resident, provide education regarding pneumococcal vaccination, and administer the appropriate pneumococcal vaccine when indicated. Sorting out the indications and timing for 13 pneumococcal serotypes and 23 pneumococcal serotypes administration is complex and presents a significant challenge to healthcare providers. Here, we discuss the importance of pneumococcal vaccination for older adults, detail AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (The Society)'s recommendations for pneumococcal vaccination practice and procedures, and offer guidance to postacute and long-term care providers supporting the development and effective implementation of pneumococcal vaccine policies.