Recommendations for active immunization in patients with altered immunocompetence and/or with specific risks. Consulting Committee on Immunizations, Chilean Society of Infectology

Although vaccines are powerful public health tools, are unwarrantedly denied or incompletely administered to patients with altered immunocompetence. The Advisory Immunization Committee presents an updated revision, according to the local epidemiological reality, that may guide the care of these patients. Recommendations are centered in patients with congenital immunodeficiencies, HIV infected individuals, offspring of HIV infected mothers, and subjects with medical conditions that increase the susceptibility towards one or more infectious disease. In each case, the indications and contraindications of immunizations included in the Extended Immunization Program or special vaccines, recommended for special groups, are analyzed. Special situations that must be considered in each risk group are also analyzed.