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Effectiveness of 2-Dose Vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Against COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations Among Immunocompromised Adults — Nine States, January–September 2021

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2021
Immunocompromised persons, defined as those with suppressed humoral or cellular immunity resulting from health conditions or medications, account for approximately 3% of the U.S. adult population (1).
P. Embí, Matthew E. Levy, A. Naleway, P. Patel, M. Gaglani, K. Natarajan, Kristin Dascomb, Toan C Ong, N. Klein, I-Chia Liao, S. Grannis, Jungmi Han, E. Stenehjem, M. Dunne, N. Lewis, Stephanie A. Irving, S. Rao, C. Mcevoy, C. Bozio, K. Murthy, B. Dixon, Nancy A Grisel, Duck-Hye Yang, Kristin Goddard, A. Kharbanda, Sue B. Reynolds, Chandni Raiyani, William F. Fadel, Julie Arndorfer, E. Rowley, B. Fireman, J. Ferdinands, Nimish Valvi, Sarah W. Ball, O. Zerbo, E. Griggs, Patrick K. Mitchell, Rachael M. Porter, Salome A. Kiduko, L. Blanton, Zhuang Yan, A. Steffens, Sarah E. Reese, N. Olson, Jeremiah Williams, Monica Dickerson, M. McMorrow, S. Schrag, J. Verani, A. Fry, E. Azziz‐Baumgartner, M. Barron, M. Thompson, M. DeSilva   +53 more
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Novel Polyomaviruses in Mammals from Multiple Orders and Reassessment of Polyomavirus Evolution and Taxonomy

Viruses, 2019
As the phylogenetic organization of mammalian polyomaviruses is complex and currently incompletely resolved, we aimed at a deeper insight into their evolution by identifying polyomaviruses in host orders and families that have either rarely or not been ...
Bernhard Ehlers, Augustin E. Anoh, Nicole Ben Salem, Sebastian Broll, Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann, Daniela Fischer, Alma Gedvilaite, Nanina Ingenhütt, Sonja Liebmann, Maite Martin, Arsene Mossoun, Lawrence Mugisha, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Maude Pauly, Bernat Pérez de Val, Hannah Preugschas, Dania Richter, Grit Schubert, Claudia A. Szentiks, Tamara Teichmann, Cornelia Walter, Rainer G. Ulrich, Lidewij Wiersma, Fabian H. Leendertz, Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer   +24 more
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Pneumococcal Vaccination in Immunocompromised Hosts: An Update

Vaccines, 2021
Infections with the pathogen, Streptococcus pneumoniae, are a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It particularly affects those at the extremes of age and immunocompromised individuals.
Claire Froneman, Peter Kelleher, Ricardo J. José   +2 more
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Immunological and clinical efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised populations: a systematic review

Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2021
Background Available data show that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective in immunocompromised populations, who are at increased risk of severe COVID-19.
S. Galmiche, L. B. Luong Nguyen, E. Tartour, X. D. de Lamballerie, L. Wittkop, P. Loubet, O. Launay   +6 more
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure: A retrospective cohort study

The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2023
Background The clinical indications of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in immunosuppressed patients are not clear. This study aimed to analyse the effectiveness of ECMO and to identify the risk factors for the mortality of ECMO in ...
Ye Tian, Sichao Gu, Xu Huang, Changlong Li, Yi Zhang, Jingen Xia, Yingying Feng, Xin Yu, Ying Cai, Xiaojing Wu, Min Li, Qingyuan Zhan   +11 more
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Lomentospora prolificans Disseminated Infections: A Systematic Review of Reported Cases

Pathogens, 2022
Background: Lomentospora prolificans, a rare, highly virulent filamentous fungus with high rates of intrinsic resistance to antifungals, has been associated with different types of infections in immunocompromised as well as immunocompetent individuals ...
Afroditi Konsoula, Aris P. Agouridis, Lamprini Markaki, Constantinos Tsioutis, Nikolaos Spernovasilis   +4 more
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Micafungin Compared with Caspofungin for the Treatment of Febrile Episodes in Neutropenic Patients with Hematological Malignancies: A Retrospective Study

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2014
BACKGROUND: Invasive fungal infections are associated with morbidity and mortality in neutropenia secondary to hematological malignancies. Empirical antifungal agents are used to reduce their consequences.
Sarah Shalhoub, Luchen Wang, Arthur Ching, Shahid Husain, Coleman Rotstein   +4 more
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Chronic Candida dubliniensis meningitis in a lung transplant recipient

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2019
Candida spp. are common colonizers of the oral mucosa and respiratory tract in lung transplant recipients. Although thought to be non-pathogenic in most cases, donor derived infections related to Candida spp. have been described. Among the manifestations
Sabina Herrera, Paolo Pavone, Deepali Kumar, Lianne Singer, Atul Humar, Cecilia Chaparro, Shaf Keshavjee, Shahid Husain, Coleman Rotstein   +8 more
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Vaccination Coverage among Immunocompromised Patients in a Large Health Maintenance Organization: Findings from a Novel Computerized Registry

Vaccines, 2022
Immune-compromised patients (IPs) are at high risk for infections, some of which are preventable by vaccines. Specific vaccines are recommended for IP; however, the vaccination rate is suboptimal.
Shirley Shapiro Ben David, Iris Goren, Vered Mourad, Amos Cahan   +3 more
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis with tixagevimab and cilgavimab (Evusheld) for COVID-19 among 1112 severely immunocompromised patients

Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2022
Objective Immunocompromised patients have an increased risk of a severe form of COVID-19. The clinical efficacy of the tixagevimab/cilgavimab monoclonal antibody combination as pre-exposure prophylaxis against BA.1 and BA.2 SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages
Yann Nguyen, Adrien Flahault, N. Chavarot, C. Melenotte, M. Cheminant, P. Deschamps, Nicolas Carlier, E. Lafont, M. Thomas, E. Flamarion, D. Lebeaux, C. Charlier, A. Rachline, C. Guérin, R. Ratiney, Justine Touchard, H. Péré, F. Rozenberg, F. Lanternier, J. Arlet, J. Avouac, V. Boussaud, R. Guillemain, M. Vignon, E. Thervet, A. Scemla, L. Weiss, L. Mouthon   +27 more
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