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Editor, Senior Moderator
Muscle Nerve. 2011 Jun;43(6):893-4. doi: 10.1002/mus.22077.
Safety of influenza and H1N1 vaccinations in patients with myasthenia gravis, and patient compliance.
Auriel E, Regev K, Dori A, Karni A.
Source
Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weitzman Street, Tel Aviv 64239, Israel. eitanman1@gmail.com.
Abstract
Myasthenia gravis (MG) exacerbations may be triggered by infections.In the winter of 2009/2010, the Israeli Ministry of Health recommended that each individual with a chronic condition be vaccinated against both the seasonal influenza and the H1N1 virus. We examined vaccination practices in 74 MG patients. Only 38 patients (51.4%) received the seasonal influenza vaccine, and 24 (32.4%) received the H1N1 vaccine. No exacerbation of MG was found, and therefore seasonal influenza and H1N1 vaccines seem to be safe in MG. Muscle Nerve, 2011.
Copyright ? 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PMID:
21607970
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21607970
Safety of influenza and H1N1 vaccinations in patients with myasthenia gravis, and patient compliance.
Auriel E, Regev K, Dori A, Karni A.
Source
Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weitzman Street, Tel Aviv 64239, Israel. eitanman1@gmail.com.
Abstract
Myasthenia gravis (MG) exacerbations may be triggered by infections.In the winter of 2009/2010, the Israeli Ministry of Health recommended that each individual with a chronic condition be vaccinated against both the seasonal influenza and the H1N1 virus. We examined vaccination practices in 74 MG patients. Only 38 patients (51.4%) received the seasonal influenza vaccine, and 24 (32.4%) received the H1N1 vaccine. No exacerbation of MG was found, and therefore seasonal influenza and H1N1 vaccines seem to be safe in MG. Muscle Nerve, 2011.
Copyright ? 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PMID:
21607970
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21607970