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Pediatría Atención Primaria
versão impressa ISSN 1139-7632
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CORRETGER RAUET, J.M. e AEP. Comité Asesor de Vacunas. Vaccinations in children with Down syndrome. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria [online]. 2014, vol.16, n.62, pp.159-167. ISSN 1139-7632. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1139-76322014000300010.
This article reviews the circumstances and characteristics of children and young people with Down syndrome in regard to their special susceptibility to infection and the opportunities to optimization posed by the routine immunization available. It also proposes a systematic vaccination schedule applicable to patients with Down syndrome who attempt to meet the above objective, and that includes vaccines against hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps and rubella, polio, pneumococcal invasive disease and Haemophilus influenzae type b, influenza, chickenpox, rotavirus and hepatitis A.
Palavras-chave : Down syndrome; Vaccine; Vaccination schedule; Infection; Prevention.