Reimmunization after bone marrow transplantation: current recommendations and perspectives

Reimmunization after bone marrow transplantation: current recommendations and perspectives

Autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) recipients lose immune memory of exposure to infectious agents and vaccines accumulated through a lifetime and therefore need to be revaccinated. Diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, pertussis vaccine (children <7 years old), Haemophilus i...

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Main Author: C.M. Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2004-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Bone marrow transplantation
Vaccination
Autologous
Allogeneic
Toxoid
Polysaccharide
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