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H1N1 Vaccine May Not Protect Most Kidney Transplant Recipients
John SchieszerNovember 20, 2010
DENVER?Most renal transplant recipients may not benefit from being vaccinated against the H1N1 influenza virus, according to a new German study.
During the recent H1N1 pandemic, public health officials urged vaccination, especially for immunocompromised individuals, such as those with HIV/AIDS or patients taking immunosuppressive drugs. In healthy controls, approximately 80%-95% of adults develop a sufficient immune response after a single vaccination. However, no data have been available on how well renal transplant recipients fared following vaccination for H1N1.
Susanne Brakemeier, MD, and her colleagues from Charit?-Universit?tsmedizin in Berlin studied the immune responses to the H1N1 vaccine (Pandemrix) in 60 renal transplant patients (12 females and 48 males) taking immunosuppressive agents and at least six months post-transplant. Twenty-two healthy individuals served as controls....
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John SchieszerNovember 20, 2010
DENVER?Most renal transplant recipients may not benefit from being vaccinated against the H1N1 influenza virus, according to a new German study.
During the recent H1N1 pandemic, public health officials urged vaccination, especially for immunocompromised individuals, such as those with HIV/AIDS or patients taking immunosuppressive drugs. In healthy controls, approximately 80%-95% of adults develop a sufficient immune response after a single vaccination. However, no data have been available on how well renal transplant recipients fared following vaccination for H1N1.
Susanne Brakemeier, MD, and her colleagues from Charit?-Universit?tsmedizin in Berlin studied the immune responses to the H1N1 vaccine (Pandemrix) in 60 renal transplant patients (12 females and 48 males) taking immunosuppressive agents and at least six months post-transplant. Twenty-two healthy individuals served as controls....
More-http://www.renalandurologynews.com/h1n1-vaccine-may-not-protect-most-kidney-transplant-recipients/article/191345/#