Preventative Care in the Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What Is New?

Dig Dis Sci

Section of Gastroenterology, Boston Medical Center, Moakley Building 2nd Floor, 830 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.

Published: August 2016

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) do not receive routine preventative care at the same rate as general medical patients. This patient population is at increased risk of vaccine preventable illness such as influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia. This review will discuss health maintenance needs and preventative care issues in patients with IBD.

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