A brief guide to immunisation and the immunocompromised child or young person.
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DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2022.31.20.1029
Abstract: Immunisation in children with a compromised immune system is not straightforward. Children with autoimmune disorders are especially at risk of vaccine-preventable diseases due to their underlying disease and the immunosuppressive treatment that is often required… read more here.
Keywords: immunisation immunocompromised; guide immunisation; immunocompromised child; child young ... See more keywords
Vaccine-Associated Measles Encephalitis in Immunocompromised Child, California, USA
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2804.212357
Abstract: We report a fatal case of vaccine-associated measles encephalitis in an immunocompromised child in California, USA. The infection was confirmed by whole-genome RNA sequencing of measles virus from brain tissue. We observed biased matrix-gene hypermutation… read more here.
Keywords: child california; immunocompromised child; measles encephalitis; associated measles ... See more keywords