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. 2023 Dec 1;107(12):e370-e372.
doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004843. Epub 2023 Oct 30.

Letter to the Editor: Immunogenicity After the Third Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine in Cardiac Transplantation

Afsana Rahman  1 , David Golombeck  1 , Kathryn Malhame  2 , Dora Rossi  2 , Frances Wallach  3 , Maria Avila  1 , Simon Maybaum  1
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Letter to the Editor: Immunogenicity After the Third Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine in Cardiac Transplantation

Afsana Rahman et al. Transplantation. .
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Figures

FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 1.
De novo DSA pre and post third COVAX dose. The figure shows trend in DSA MFI in individual participants pre and post the third dose of COVAX. Six participants are represented. Dotted black line shows MFI threshold of 1000, which was used as the threshold for de novo DSA development in this study. Development of COVID infection after the third dose of COVAX is marked. Dotted lines mark participants who missed 1 surveillance time point and whose MFI rose out of range. COVAX, COVID-19 vaccination; DSA, donor-specific antibodies; MFI, mean fluorescent intensity.
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