Why the study?
Does influenza vaccination and early antiviral therapy reduce disease severity in transplant recipients with confirmed influenza?
Population
616 solid organ transplant or hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with microbiologically confirmed…
Comparison
Influenza vaccination in the same season and/or… vs No vaccination and/or delayed antiviral treatment
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 28 days
Authors
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Supports vaccination consideration in transplant recipients with influenza; leaves open causal confirmation in randomized trials.
Does influenza vaccination and early antiviral therapy reduce disease severity in transplant recipients with confirmed influenza?
Annual influenza vaccination and early antiviral therapy are associated with significantly reduced morbidity (pneumonia and ICU admission) in transplant recipients with influenza.
Kumar et al. (2018) studied this question.
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