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The Australian Immunisation Handbook 10th Edition 2013

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PART 3 VACCINATION FOR SPECIAL RISK GROUPS 151<br />

Table 3.3.2: Recommendations for vaccinations for solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients 96,98<br />

Vaccine Vaccines recommended before<br />

transplantation<br />

Child<br />

(0–18 years)<br />

Adult<br />

(≥19 years)<br />

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal disease)<br />

13-valent<br />

pneumococcal<br />

conjugate vaccine<br />

(13vPCV)<br />

23-valent<br />

pneumococcal<br />

polysaccharide<br />

vaccine<br />

(23vPPV)<br />

Yes (aged<br />

≥6 weeks)<br />

Yes (≥8 weeks<br />

after 13vPCV)<br />

3.3 GROUPS WITH SPECIAL<br />

VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS<br />

Vaccines recommended after<br />

transplantation, if not given<br />

beforehand<br />

Child<br />

(0–18 years)<br />

Yes Yes (aged<br />

≥6 weeks)<br />

Yes (≥8 weeks<br />

after 13vPCV)<br />

Yes (≥8 weeks<br />

after 13vPCV)<br />

Adult<br />

(≥19 years)<br />

Comment<br />

Yes Recommendations depend on age. See 4.13<br />

Pneumococcal disease and Table 2.1.11 Catch-up schedule<br />

for 13vPCV (Prevenar 13) and 23vPPV (Pneumovax 23)<br />

in children with a medical condition(s) associated with an<br />

increased risk of IPD, presenting at age

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