Open AccessRESPONSE TO DIPHTHERIA AND TETANUS BOOSTER VACCINATION IN PEDIATRIC RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS1
Author(s) -
Barbara Enke,
Arend Bökenkamp,
G. Offner,
Peter Bartmann,
J. Brodehl
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-199707270-00010
Subject(s) - medicine , tetanus , diphtheria , vaccination , immunization , prednisolone , immunosuppression , booster dose , immunology , transplantation , pediatrics , antibody
Although inactivated vaccines are recommended for immunocompromized patients, efficacy and safety of diphtheria and tetanus immunization in renal transplant recipients have received little attention so far. The aim of the study was to investigate the response to a standard diphtheria and tetanus booster vaccination in pediatric renal transplant recipients.