Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2404071 | Vaccine | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
During the 2006–2007 season, 19 HIV-uninfected and 33 HIV-infected children and adolescents with full immunovirologic response to HAART were immunized against influenza and subsequently followed up. One month post-immunization all subjects had protective antibodies titres which persisted for the whole influenza season. Seven vaccinees (four HIV-infected and three HIV-uninfected) were found to be infected by influenza viruses during the epidemic, but disease was lab-confirmed only in two HIV-infected subjects. Both presented a benign clinical course and were infected by an A/Brisbane/10/07-H3N2-like virus. These data indicate that HIV-infected subjects benefit from routine seasonal influenza vaccination.
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Authors
Antonella Amendola, Elena Pariani, Alessandra Viganò, Paola Erba, Alessandra Zappa, Vania Giacomet, Elisabetta Tanzi, Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti, Alessandro Zanetti,