Suboptimal Immunisations in Children With a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt—Can We Do Better?
Coverage with routine immunisations in children with a VP shunt is suboptimal compared to Australian national immunisation rates. The rates of additional pneumococcal immunisation for at-risk children are less optimal, placing them at increased risk of vaccine-preventable infections. Strategies should be implemented to increase immunisation completeness in this cohort.
Authors
- Sonya Stacey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2535-9688)
- Robert M. Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2120-6887)
- Sophie Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7727-4443)
- Emily Elliott
- Tamasine McGeown
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (AU)
- Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.70118
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00