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. 2019 Sep-Oct;7(7):2415-2418.e3.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.03.046. Epub 2019 Apr 5.

Vulnerability of pediatric patients with mitochondrial disease to vaccine-preventable diseases

Shannon K Kruk  1 , Susan E Pacheco  2 , Mary Kay Koenig  2 , Jenna R E Bergerson  3 , Eliza Gordon-Lipkin  1 , Peter J McGuire  4
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Vulnerability of pediatric patients with mitochondrial disease to vaccine-preventable diseases

Shannon K Kruk et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Sep-Oct.
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Figure 1:
Figure 1:. Immune symptoms in patients with MD.
Table of immune symptoms derived from primary immunodeficiency questionnaire and additional questions. See Table E2 for the question list.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:. Vaccination status in patients with MD.
A) Adherence to vaccination recommendations; B) Vaccine titers; C) Subgroup analysis of patients who were adherent to vaccination schedule; D) Serum IgG levels and titer status in vaccinated individuals. 0–2 titers (N = 12), ≥3 titers (N = 7), Student’s t-test *P < 0.05.
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