August 1, 2000Transplantation
Influenza a Myocarditis Developing in an Adult Liver Transplant Recipient Despite Vaccination: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Population
Adult liver transplant recipient receiving chronic immunosuppressive agents (n=1)
Design
Case_report
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May signal breakthrough myocarditis risk despite vaccination in transplant recipients; hypothesis-generating for enhanced prevention in immunocompromised patients.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Adult liver transplant recipient receiving chronic immunosuppressive agents (n=1)
I
Intervention
Prophylactic influenza vaccination
O
Outcome
Development of influenza A myocarditis
Highlights the risk of influenza A myocarditis in vaccinated solid organ transplant recipients due to reduced vaccine response.
Cite This Study
Vilchez et al. (2000) studied this question.