Vaccines
Clinical Inquiries
What are the indications for meningococcal vaccination?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Routine vaccination with the meningococcal conjugate vaccine MCV4 (Menactra) is indicated for all US adolescents entering...
Applied Evidence
Who should get the HPV vaccine?
Latest recommendations from ACIP and others.
Practice Alert
Important questions before flu season
How to provide maximum protection for our patients and ourselves.
Clinical Inquiries
Should patients receive 23-valent pneumococcal vaccination more than once?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No patient-oriented evidence supports pneumococcal revaccination of any patient (high-risk or otherwise). Antibody levels...
Clinical Inquiries
Which vaccinations are indicated after splenectomy?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Immunization against encapsulated bacterial pathogens decreases the incidence of post-splenectomy sepsis. Pneumococcal,...
Clinical Inquiries
How should we manage a patient with a positive PPD and prior BCG vaccination?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Prior bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination increases the likelihood of a positive tuberculosis (TB) 5TU purified...
Commentary
Should HPV vaccination be mandatory?
Should we force drug therapy because patients might get the disease based on future behavior?