The Comparison of Antibody Response to Influenza Vaccination in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis, Hemodialysis and Renal Transplantation Patients

Çavdar, C.; Sayan, Murat; Sifil, Aykut; Artuk, Cigdem; Yilmaz, Nezihe; Bahar, Hakki; Çamsarı, Taner

doi:10.1080/00365590310008749

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The Comparison of Antibody Response to Influenza Vaccination in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis, Hemodialysis and Renal Transplantation Patients

Published in Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology • Jan 1, 2003

Authors:

C. Çavdar

Murat Sayan

Aykut Sifil

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The immune system in renal transplant (Tx), Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) and hemodialysis (HD) patients have been suppressed and antibody response to vaccination is weaker than that of the normal population. Additionally immune response to vaccination also differs fro...

Subject

Medicine

Seroconversion

Antibody titer

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