Factors associated with humoral immune response to pandemic A/H1N1(v) 2009 influenza vaccine in cystic fibrosis

In patients with cystic fibrosis, malnutrition and receipt of non-adjuvanted vaccine were associated with lower immune response to pandemic influenza vaccination. Our data also suggest a potential defect in the immune response to influenza vaccination of patients with cystic fibrosis and raise the question of whether a different immunization strategy is needed.