Changes of immunogenic profiles between a single dose and one booster influenza vaccination in hemodialysis patients - an 18-week, open-label trial.

ABSTRACT: Annual influenza vaccination is recommended, but its efficacy in dialysis population is still controversial. Here we aimed to compare the dynamic changes of immune response between various influenza vaccination protocols in hemodialysis patients. A 18-week open label, non-randomized, controlled trial was conducted during 2011-2012. The efficacy between unvaccinated, one- and two-dose regimens were evaluated in 175 hemodialysis patients. Immunogenic profiles were assessed by hemagglutination-inhibition assays. At 3-9 weeks post-vaccination, antibody responses were similar between the one- and two-dose regimens, while the seroprotection rates (antibody titer ≥1:40) for influenza A were 55.6-82.5% in the adult (18-60 years) and 33.3-66.7% in the elderly (>60 years). Meanwhile, the seroprotect

SUBMITTER: Chang YT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4751607 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature