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Missed Opportunities in HPV Vaccination

2013
Objective: To use the 3 dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine administration (given at 0, 1-2 and 6 months) to quantify opportunities to improve efficacy in the delivery of preventive health services. Methods: This was a retrospective, claims-based analysis using data provided by a single managed care plan.
Magee, B. Dale, Davidson, AuTumn S., Regh, Leslie   +2 more
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Pneumococcal vaccine administration associated with splenectomy: Missed opportunities

American Journal of Infection Control, 1998
The spleen defends against infection from encapsulated organisms. Patients who have had splenectomies are at risk for the development of overwhelming pneumococcal infections. Guidelines recommend that pneumococcal vaccine be given to all patients who have splenectomies.This retrospective study was performed to evaluate compliance with the guidelines in
E A, Kind, C, Craft, J B, Fowles, C E, McCoy   +3 more
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Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Continuation, Completion, and Missed Opportunities

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2016
To examine human papillomavirus (HPV) series completion in older adolescents and assess vaccination completion opportunities missed by providers. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, INTERVENTIONS, AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Electronic medical records were queried for women 18-24 years old who initiated the HPV vaccine in the Adolescent Medicine, Young ...
Molly J, Richards, Marissa, Peters, Jeanelle, Sheeder   +2 more
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Missed opportunities for influenza vaccination among children with asthma

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1992
Influenza vaccination is recommended for children with moderate to severe asthma. However, most children with asthma are not vaccinated, in part because many do not make an office visit during the vaccination time period. We studied 247 urban children with asthma to determine the maximum number that could have been vaccinated during a medical visit to ...
P G, Szilagyi, L E, Rodewald
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Missed Vaccination Opportunities Among U.S. Adolescents by Area Characteristics

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2022
A total of 3 vaccines are recommended for U.S. adolescents: tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis; meningococcal conjugate; and human papillomavirus. To understand the disparities in vaccine availability and hesitancy, adolescent-, household-, and area-level characteristics associated with patterns of vaccine coverage are described.In 2020-2021,
Sandi L. Pruitt, Jasmin A. Tiro, Deanna Kepka, Kevin Henry   +3 more
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Susceptibility to tetanus and missed vaccination opportunities in Portuguese women

Vaccine, 1999
Maternal and cord sera (96 pairs) were tested to measure antitetanus toxin IgG (ATT IgG) levels, using a commercial enzyme immunoassay. One mother had no detectable antitetanus antibody and four more had levels below those considered to be reliably protective (
G, Gonçalves, M A, Santos, F T, Cutts, H, Barros   +3 more
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Missed Opportunities for Childhood Vaccinations in Office Practices and the Effect on Vaccination Status

Pediatrics, 1993
To determine the rate of childhood undervaccination, rate and types of missed opportunities (MOs) for vaccinations, and the contribution of MOs to the undervaccination of preschool-age children, the authors conducted a retrospective medical chart review in seven primary care settings in the Rochester, NY, area: a hospital clinic, a neighborhood health ...
P G, Szilagyi, L E, Rodewald, S G, Humiston, R F, Raubertas, L A, Cove, C B, Doane, P H, Lind, M S, Tobin, K J, Roghmann, C B, Hall   +9 more
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[Missed vaccination opportunities in Brazzaville].

Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990), 2000
In order to assess the magnitude of missed immunisation opportunities, a study was carried out at ten randomly selected health centres in Brazzaville (Congo). A survey based on interviews at discharge was conducted with 306 mothers or caretakers of children aged under 2 years. The overall rate of missed immunization opportunities was 12.8% for children
P, Talani, J, Nkounkou-Pika, H, Mayanda, F, Yala   +3 more
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Missed opportunities to vaccinate a cohort of hospitalised elderly with pneumococcal and influenza vaccines

Vaccine, 2007
This study examines missed opportunities for recommended influenza vaccine and 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine (23vPPV) among hospitalised elderly persons. 4772 inpatients aged > or = 65 years (cases of pneumonia and frequency-matched randomly selected cohort subjects) participated from two large tertiary Australian hospitals.
Susan A, Skull, Ross M, Andrews, Graham B, Byrnes, Heath A, Kelly, Terence M, Nolan, Graham V, Brown, Donald A, Campbell   +6 more
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Influenza Vaccination in the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Missed Opportunity

Hospital Pediatrics
OBJECTIVE To understand the current state of emergency department (ED) influenza vaccine programs across the US and characterize children receiving ED vaccines. METHODS This was a retrospective study of encounters with an influenza ...
Patrick S, Walsh, Matthew J, Lipshaw, Wendi-Jo, Wendt, Swathi, Prasad, Shannon H, Baumer-Mouradian   +4 more
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