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. 1983 Apr;40(1):421–424. doi: 10.1128/iai.40.1.421-424.1983

Antibody Response After Influenza Immunization in Renal Transplant Patients Receiving Cyclosporin A or Azathioprine

Kuo-Liang Huang 1, John A Armstrong 1, Monto Ho 1
PMCID: PMC264864  PMID: 6339408

Abstract

Nineteen renal transplant recipients receiving cyclosporin A and prednisone, eight kidney recipients receiving azathioprine and prednisone, and 12 healthy volunteers were immunized with 0.5 ml of trivalent influenza vaccine containing A/Bangkok/1/79 (H3N2), A/Brazil/11/78 (H1N1), and B/Singapore/222/79. Nine patients (47%) in the cyclosporin A group and five (63%) in the azathioprine group showed fourfold rises in titer to at least one virus strain compared with 12 (100%) in the control group.

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