Open AccessInfluenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Patients on Hemodialysis
Author(s) -
Leah J. McGrath,
Abhijit V. Kshirsagar,
Stephen R. Cole,
Lily Wang,
David J. Weber,
Til Stürmer,
M. Alan Brookhart
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.2238
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , influenza vaccine , hazard ratio , pneumonia , observational study , hemodialysis , proportional hazards model , immunology , confidence interval
Although the influenza vaccine is recommended for patients with end-stage renal disease, little is known about its effectiveness. Observational studies of vaccine effectiveness (VE) are challenging because vaccinated subjects may be healthier than unvaccinated subjects.
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