Seronegativity to polio viruses among previously immunized adult candidates to solid organ transplantation

In the current effort to eliminate polio from the world, it is important to recognize and vaccinate susceptible groups, especially immunocompromised patients living in countries where attenuated polio vaccine is still used. In this report, we describe the frequency of protective antibodies in a smal...

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Main Authors: Luciana Gomes Pedro Brandão, Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do Brasil, Silas de Souza Oliveira, Edson Elias da Silva, Guilherme Santoro Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867017309066