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In an era of antimicrobial resistance, where the already existing antimicrobials are not sufficient, the development of new strategies for the prevention and treatment of infections is of great interest. This approach becomes more and more mandatory in our current era of the financial crisis where
In the United States, yearly influenza vaccination begins in August or September. However, influenza season can extend into April of the following year. The duration of protection from annual vaccination in older adults is unknown, and little is known about factors associated with the maintenance of
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. The primary objective of this pilot study is to assess the efficacy of influenza vaccination in patients with central nervous system tumors as defined by a four-fold increase in hemagglutinin inhibition (HI) titers from the pre-vaccination baseline.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. A
This is a prospective observational study. This study will not dictate vaccine administration, nor the vaccine product to be used. It will collect data in St Jude patients who will receive the vaccine as part of their clinical care per institutional guidelines. Research participants will receive two
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) patients are immunocompromised to a varying degree depending upon genetic relationship between donor and recipient with compromising therapy required for allogeneic transplants. Responses to influenza vaccine in this population have been poor and yet influenza virus
Influenza is a common respiratory infection caused by viruses. Standard influenza vaccines may not be as effective at protecting cancer patients as the general population from getting influenza. New technology has been developed that allows stronger (and hopefully more effective) influenza vaccines