The comparison of antibody response to influenza vaccination in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis and renal transplantation patients

Cavdar C., Sayan M., Sifil A., Artuk C., Yilmaz N., Bahar H., ...More

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, vol.37, no.1, pp.71-76, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/00365590310008749
  • Journal Name: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.71-76
  • Keywords: influenza, influenza vaccination, CAPD, Tx, hemodialysis, IMMUNOGENICITY, IMMUNIZATION, VACCINES, PREVENTION, EFFICACY, THERAPY, YOUNG
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: The immune system in renal transplant (Tx), Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) and hemodialysis (HD) patients have been suppressed and antibody response to vaccination is weaker than that of the normal population. Additionally immune response to vaccination also differs from each other in aforementioned three groups resulting from different levels immunosuppression. In the present study, detection of antibody response to influenza vaccine as an indicator of the level of immunity in Tx, CAPD and HD patients was aimed