vaccination in patients with Hodgkin's disease

Procedure: vaccine when Diphtheria-tetanus (dT)* no special recommendation Poliomyelitis* no special recommendation Haemophilus influenza type B before treatment & 2 years later 23-valent pneumococcal before treatment & 2 years later 4-valent meningiococcal before treatment & 2 years later Influenza seasonal Measles/mumps/rubella contraindicated varicella-zoster# contraindicated * diptheria, pertussis, tetanus (DPT) in children < 7 years of age; inactivated poliovirus vaccine; live virus vaccine is contraindicated

References

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed. Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 538