Vaccination in patients with kidney failure: lessons from COVID-19

N Babel, C Hugo, TH Westhoff - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2022 - nature.com
Infection is the second leading cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Adequate humoral (antibody) and cellular (T cell-driven) immunity are required to minimize …

Influenza in immunosuppressed populations: a review of infection frequency, morbidity, mortality, and vaccine responses

KM Kunisaki, EN Janoff - The Lancet infectious diseases, 2009 - thelancet.com
Patients that are immunosuppressed might be at risk of serious influenza-associated
complications. As a result, multiple guidelines recommend influenza vaccination for patients …

Cellular and humoral response after MRNA‐1273 SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccine in kidney transplant recipients

D Cucchiari, N Egri, M Bodro, S Herrera… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
According to preliminary data, seroconversion after mRNA SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccination might
be unsatisfactory in Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTRs). However, it is unknown if …

[HTML][HTML] Antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine among kidney transplant recipients: a prospective cohort study

B Rozen-Zvi, D Yahav, T Agur, B Zingerman… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives We aimed to evaluate the rates of antibody response to severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccine among kidney transplant recipients …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices—United States, 2019–20 …

LA Grohskopf - MMWR. Recommendations and Reports, 2019 - cdc.gov
This report updates the 2018–19 recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of seasonal influenza vaccines in the …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines

LA Grohskopf - MMWR. Recommendations and Reports, 2016 - cdc.gov
This report updates the 2015–16 recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of seasonal influenza vaccines (Grohskopf …

Clinical epidemiology of infectious disease among patients with chronic kidney disease

J Ishigami, K Matsushita - Clinical and experimental nephrology, 2019 - Springer
Infectious disease is recognized as an important complication among patients with end-
stage renal disease, contributing to excess morbidity and health care costs. However, recent …

A double-blind, randomized trial of high-dose vs standard-dose influenza vaccine in adult solid-organ transplant recipients

Y Natori, M Shiotsuka, J Slomovic… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background The annual standard-dose (SD) influenza vaccine has suboptimal
immunogenicity in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs). Influenza vaccine that contains …

mTOR inhibitors improve both humoral and cellular response to SARS‐CoV‐2 messenger RNA BNT16b2 vaccine in kidney transplant recipients

GS Netti, B Infante, D Troise, S Mercuri… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) have been considered as patients at higher risk of
SARS‐CoV‐2‐related disease severity, thus COVID‐19 vaccination was highly …

Community-acquired respiratory viruses in transplant patients: diversity, impact, unmet clinical needs

MG Ison, HH Hirsch - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Patients undergoing solid-organ transplantation (SOT) or allogeneic hematopoietic cell
transplantation (HCT) are at increased risk for infectious complications. Community-acquired …