Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease
(CKD), including those receiving maintenance dialysis or with a kidney transplant. Although …

This narrative review summarizes the current literature relating to pneumococcal vaccination
in adult solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients, who are at risk of invasive pneumococcal …

Background. Few studies have examined the effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination
(alone or with influenza vaccination) in improving hemodialysis patient outcomes. We aimed …

Background In the general population, pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines (PPV)
decrease the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) whereas the impact on the …

Vaccine rates in patients on hemodialysis are substantially lower than the Healthy People
2020 targets. The purpose of this study is to utilize the perceptions and cues for action …

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and on dialysis are at increased risk of
pneumococcal disease. We evaluated the immunogenicity of the 13-valent pneumococcal …

Infection is the second most common cause of death in patients with end‐stage renal
disease (ESRD), following cardiovascular causes. Immunization is a fairly simple, but …

Background Pneumococcal prime-boost vaccination is recommended for solid organ
transplant recipients, but is not thoroughly tested in this population. Furthermore, a …

Objective To benchmark the immunogenicity of pneumococcal conjugated vaccine (PCV-13)
versus pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV-23) in haemodialysis patients pre …

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or on dialysis are at greater risk of infection,
which might be due to a defective immune function. While there are controversial reports on …