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Influenza virus is an important cause of morbidity in the transplant population and can lead to viral and bacterial pneumonia. Although the annual influenza vaccine is recommended for organ transplant patients, studies have shown that the standard inactivated influenza vaccine has poor immunogenicity in this population. The investigators plan to test the humoral response to vaccination and look at HLA upregulation
OBJECTIVE AND HYPOTHESIS
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| islet cell transplant recipients |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| •Seroprotection rate | defined as a post-vaccination titer of ≥1:40 | 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| •Seroconversion rate | defined as a 4-fold increase in titer from pre- to post-vaccination. | 3 months |
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Adult islet cell transplant recipients
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Deepali Kumar, MD | University of Alberta | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alberta Hospital | Edmonton | Alberta | T6G 2E1 | Canada |
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| ID | Term |
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| D007251 | Influenza, Human |
| ID | Term |
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| D012141 | Respiratory Tract Infections |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D009976 | Orthomyxoviridae Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
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| D014777 | Virus Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |