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Table 1 Criteria to assess compliance

From: Compliance with the guidelines on recommended immunization schedule in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: implications on public health policies

Infections

Identifying events

(at least one of the following criteria should be met)

Measles, mumps and rubella

Date of birth before January 01, 1966

History of measles, mumps, rubella

Record of seropositivity for all three diseases: measles IgG level > 16.5 IU/mL; mumpsIgGlevel11 IU/mL, rubella IgG level > 15 IU/mL

Record of two MMR vaccine doses administered at least 1 month apart

Varicella

History of varicella

Record of seropositivity for varicella zoster virus: IgG level > 165 IU/mL

Record of two varicella vaccine doses administered at least 1 month apart

Tetanus

Record of at least five doses of tetanus toxoid vaccine administered before the age of 16 years

Record of at least three doses of tetanus toxoid vaccine administered at a minimum interval of 0–1-6 months after the age of 7 years

Influenza

Record of influenza vaccine administration: high-dose seasonal influenza vaccine for patients aged > 60 or > 65 years or standard influenza vaccine for other patients

Pneumococcus

Record of one dose of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and one dose of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) administered at least 2 months apart

Record of one dose of PCV13 and one dose of PPSV23 administered at least 12 months apart

Record of at least one dose of PCV13 administered in the past year

Record of at least one dose of PPSV23 administered in the past year

Meningococcus C

Record of at least one dose of meningococcal vaccine administered after 12 months of age

Hepatitis B

History of hepatitis B and record of seropositivity for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) > 0.9 IU/mL; total antibodies (anti-HBc) > 0.9 IU/mL

Post-vaccine record of seropositivity for anti-HBs > 12 IU/mLa

Record of three doses of hepatitis B vaccine administered at a minimum interval of 0–1-6 months

Record of four doses of hepatitis B vaccine administered at a minimum interval of 0–1–2-6 months

Record of three doses of hepatitis A + B vaccine administered at a minimum interval of 0–1-6 months

Hepatitis A

History of hepatitis A

Record of seropositivity: IgG level > 40 IU/mL

Record of two doses of monovalent vaccine administered at least 6 months apart

Record of three doses of combined hepatitis A + B vaccine administered at a minimum interval of 0–1-6 months.

  1. IgG immunoglobulin G
  2. aAccording to laboratory criteria of the health district of Lleida, Spain