Boosting the VZV-Specific Memory B and T Cell Response to Prevent Herpes Zoster After Kidney Transplantation
BackgroundSolid organ transplant recipients are at high risk to develop (complicated) herpes zoster (HZ). Booster vaccination could prevent HZ. However, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients show poor immunological responses to vaccinations. We studied the effect of a live attenuated VZV booster v...
Main Authors: | Marcia M. L. Kho, Willem Weimar, S. Reshwan K. Malahe, Joke M. Zuijderwijk, Ronella de Kuiper, Marieken J. Boer-Verschragen, Annemiek A. van der Eijk, Dennis A. Hesselink, Marlies E. J. Reinders, Nicole M. van Besouw |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.927734/full |
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