Yellow fever vaccination in organ transplanted patients: Is it safe? A multicenter study

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 237-241

  Azevedo, L S ^a   Lasmar, E P ^b   Contieri, F L C ^c   Boin, I ^a   Percegona, L ^d   Saber, L T S ^a   Selistre, L S ^e   Netto, M V P ^f   Moreira, M C V ^g   Carvalho, R M ^h   Bruno, R M ⁱ   Ferreira, T C A ^j   David Neto, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Universitario Sao Jose   (Brazil)

^c Rheumatology Unit Hospital Universitário Evangélico   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO CAJURU   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^g HOSPITAL FELÍCIO ROCHO   (Brazil)

^h Hospital Cruz Vermelha   (Brazil)

ⁱ Santa Casa   (Brazil)

^j Presidente Dutra University Hospital HUUFMA   (Brazil)

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Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Organ transplantation; Vaccine; Yellow fever; Yellow fever vaccine

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; DEFLAZACORT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISONE; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART GRAFT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INJECTION SITE REACTION; KIDNEY GRAFT; LIVER GRAFT; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; YELLOW FEVER;

ADULT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION; YELLOW FEVER; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE; YELLOW FEVER VIRUS;

EID: 84862158124     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00686.x     Document Type: Article

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