Vaccination of autologous stem cell transplant recipients with live varicella vaccine: A pilot study

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 739-741

  Ljungman, P ^a   Wang, F Z ^a,b,c   Nilsson, C ^a   Solheim, V ^a   Linde, A ^b,c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autologous; Stem cell transplantation; Vaccination; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG SAFETY; FOLLOW UP; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INJECTION SITE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; VACCINATION; VACCINATION REACTION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; VACCINES, ATTENUATED;

EID: 0242496946     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-003-0527-8     Document Type: Article

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