An australian audit of vaccination status in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease

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Thanks to all the participants and their parents/guardians who took part in the study. Thanks also to all the staff that helped with recruitment, including Ms Di Simpson (Gastroenterology Department RCH), staff in outpatient clinics and Immunization research assistants who helped undertake the audit (Catherine Lloyd-Johnson, Susi Rogers, Nicole Davidson)Dr Nigel Crawford acknowledges support from a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia PhD Postgraduate Public Health Scholarship (437031)NWC has investigator-led study support for a study of Guillain-Barre Syndrome Surveillance post H1N1 influenza vaccination [CSL] and been on a Pfizer [Wyeth] advisory board for pneumococcal vaccines and presented at conferences, for which his MCRI research fund has received honoraria. AGC has chaired an advisory board for GSK - rotavirus vaccine and chaired an advisory board for MSD - Infliximab in Crohn's disease. JPB sits on a data safety monitoring board for influenza vaccines [CSL] and MCRI has received conference travel reimbursement from GSK for Rotavirus vaccine conference presentation. MRO and DJSC have no conflicts of interests to declare.