Immunization of Solid Organ Transplant Candidates and Recipients: A 2018 Update

This article discusses the recommended vaccines used before and after solid organ transplant period, including data regarding vaccine safety and efficacy and travel-related vaccines. Vaccination is an important part of the preparation for solid organ transplant, because vaccine-preventable diseases contribute to the morbidity and mortality of these patients. A pretransplant protocol should be encouraged in every transplant center. The main goal of vaccination is to provide seroprotection before transplant, because iatrogenically immunosuppressed patients posttransplant have a lower seroresponse to vaccines.