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Prevention of infections in patients with autoimmune diseases

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Several new recommendations for the vaccination of adults with autoimmune inflammatory diseases could represent an important step forward in the prevention of infections in these high-risk patients.

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    Dirk Meyer-Olson & Torsten Witte

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Meyer-Olson, D., Witte, T. Prevention of infections in patients with autoimmune diseases. Nat Rev Rheumatol 7, 198–200 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2011.14

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