Risk factors for loss of Varicella immunity after pediatric kidney transplantation
In this small cohort, pediatric kidney Tx recipients are more likely to lose VZV IgG in those who were younger at the time of Tx, on steroid-based immunosuppression, required 3 or more doses of VZV vaccination to seroconvert, or received VZV vaccine <1 year before Tx.
Authors
- Helen Pizzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2997-7483)
- Santhosh M. Nadipuram
- Priya R. Soni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1948-9224)
- James Mirocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2338-193X)
- Jonathan Garrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9066-4497)
- Dechu Puliyanda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6988-8533)
- Sandro Garcia Hilário
Institutions
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Nephrology
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-025-07022-7
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00