Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in dialysis patients: Merely a shot in the arm?

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 890-892

  McGrath, Leah J ^a   Kshirsagar, Abhijit V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b 7017 Burnett Womack Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AS 03; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MIFAMURTIDE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDITORIAL; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINATION; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; VACCINATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 84868705810     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.09.001     Document Type: Editorial

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