Previous Vaccination and Age are More Important Predictors of Immune Response to Influenza Vaccine than Inflammation and Iron Status in Dialysis Patients

Previous Vaccination and Age are More Important Predictors of Immune Response to Influenza Vaccine than Inflammation and Iron Status in Dialysis Patients

Background/Aims: The immune response to influenza vaccine may be influenced by many factors, e.g. age, comorbidities or inflammation, and iron status. Methods: We studied the vaccine-induced production of hemagglutination-inhibition antibodies (HI) in 133 hemodialysis patients (HD) and 40 controls....

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Main Authors: Jaromír Eiselt, Lukáš Kielberger, Daniel Rajdl, Jaroslav Racek, Petr Pazdiora, Lada Malánová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-02-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
Subjects:
Influenza vaccine
Immune response
Inflammation
Ferritin
Iron metabolism
Hemodialysis
Post-vaccination seroconversion
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/443416

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