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. 2019 Nov 12;322(18):1822-1824.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.14386.

Immunization Status at the Time of Liver Transplant in Children and Adolescents

Amy G Feldman  1 , Shikha S Sundaram  1 , Brenda L Beaty  2 , Richard Torres  1 , Donna J Curtis  3 , Allison Kempe  2
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Immunization Status at the Time of Liver Transplant in Children and Adolescents

Amy G Feldman et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study characterizes the percentage of pediatric patients undergoing liver transplant who were up to date for their age on immunizations at the time of transplant and risk factors for underimmunization.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Curtis reported receiving funding from Sanofi-Pasteur for a separate high-dose influenza vaccine study. No other disclosures were reported.

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