Influenza A/H1N1 vaccine in patients treated by kidney transplant or dialysis: a cohort study36521

Last updated on 23-8-2019 by Anonymous (not verified)

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In 2009, the pandemic influenza A/H1N1 accounted for worldwide recommendations about vaccination. There are few data concerning the immunogenicity or the security of the adjuvanted-A/H1N1 vaccine in transplanted and hemodialyzed patients. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Sera from 21 controls, 53 hemodialyzed (HD) patients, and 111 renal transplant recipients (RT) were sampled before (T0) and 1 month after (T1) a single dose of Pandemrix(R) vaccine (GSK Biologicals, AS03-adjuvanted). We measured the neutralizing antibodies against A/H1N1/2009, the ge…

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