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A Novel Microsurgical Model for Heterotopic, En Bloc Chest Wall, Thymus, and Heart Transplantation in Mice
Published on: January 23, 2016
[Vaccination in solid organ transplantation]
Sebastian Rask Hamm1, Christina Ekenberg2, Hans Henrik Lawaetz Schultz3
1Afdeling for Infektionssygdomme, Københavns Universitetshospital - Rigshospitalet.
Abstract:
Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients receive maintenance immunosuppressive therapy and are at risk of infections and severe infection-related disease. Despite weaker immunological responses to vaccines in SOT recipients compared to controls, this review finds that vaccination has been associated with a lower risk of severe disease, and vaccination before transplantation is recommended in international and Danish guidelines. A national programme for vaccination of SOT candidates has been implemented in Denmark, and vaccination coverage is high for patients participating in the programme.
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