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SUBMITTER: Kay AW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4548461 | biostudies-other | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kay Alexander W AW Bayless Nicholas L NL Fukuyama Julia J Aziz Natali N Dekker Cornelia L CL Mackey Sally S Swan Gary E GE Davis Mark M MM Blish Catherine A CA
The Journal of infectious diseases 20150304 6
<h4>Background</h4>Inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) is recommended during pregnancy to prevent influenza infection and its complications in pregnant women and their infants. However, the extent to which pregnancy modifies the antibody response to vaccination remains unclear, and prior studies have focused primarily on hemagglutinin inhibition (HI) titers. A more comprehensive understanding of how pregnancy modifies the humoral immune response to influenza vaccination will aid in maximizing va ...[more]