Antibody response to influenza vaccine in pediatric liver transplant recipients

Hojsak I 1 , Avitzur Y , Mor E , Shamir R , Haimi-Cohen Y , Zakay-Rones Z Show all authors , Wolf D , Shapiro R

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  • 1 Institute of Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Liver Diseases, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
Pediatr Infect Dis J, 2011 Jun;30(6):491-4.
PMID: 21248658 DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31820b7c22

Abstract

Data on the immunogenicity of the influenza vaccine in children after liver transplantation are sparse. Our study aims to evaluate the response of such patients to the trivalent influenza vaccine, administered by different protocols in 2 influenza seasons.

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