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. 2020 Mar 5;221(Suppl 1):S128–S134. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz537

Table 4.

Issues to Consider: Vaccination of Stem Cell Transplant Patients

Most cases of viremia caused by reactivation from recipient
The donor is not irrelevant
 Adoptive transfer of natural immunity
Adoptive transfer also achieved by immunization of donor
Vaccine given to recipient is recognized by donor cells after engraftment
Distinguish between studies giving vaccine to donor, or recipient, or both