Incomplete vaccination coverage in European children with end-stage kidney disease prior to renal transplantation

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Hoecker B., Aguilar M., Schnitzler P., Pape L., Dello Strologo L., Webb N. J. A., ...More

PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY, vol.33, no.2, pp.341-350, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 33 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2018
• Doi Number: 10.1007/s00467-017-3776-3
• Journal Name: PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.341-350
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Because infections constitute a major cause of morbidity and mortality in paediatric renal allograft recipients, avoidance of preventable systemic infections by vaccination before transplantation is of utmost importance. However, data on the completeness of vaccinations and factors associated with incomplete vaccination coverage are scarce.