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Poor uptake of influenza vaccine in patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy.
2003 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Poor uptake of influenza vaccinations has been reported in patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy.
According to published research from England, "This audit was designed to assess whether existing U.K. vaccination programs mean that patients receiving chemotherapy are being vaccinated against influenza."
"One hundred and ten adult patients receiving chemotherapy at a south London tertiary referral center were interviewed when they attended for their chemotherapy," reported Alistair Ring and collaborators at Royal Marsden Hospital and Guy's Hospital in London. "Thirty-six of the 110 (33%) patients had received their influenza vaccination at the time of the study.
The researchers reported, "Vaccination rates were significantly higher in those patients older than 65 years (53% vs 17%, p
Ring and his coauthors published their findings in the International Journal of Clinical Practice (Poor uptake of influenza vaccinations in patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy. Int J Clin Pract, 2003;57(6):542-543).
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Source: HighBeam Research, Poor uptake of influenza vaccine in patients receiving cytotoxic...