ArticleAmerican journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons2020
Underimmunization of the solid organ transplant population: An urgent problem with potential digital health solutions.
Article in American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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- Influenza Disease Burden and Vaccine Effectiveness in Children and Adolescents With Solid Organ Transplant: 2018-2024.Pediatric transplantation · 2026Article
- Not just another shot: Tailoring vaccination in the era of modern liver transplantation.World journal of transplantation · 2026Review
- Sex and organ-specific risk and temporal trends of human papillomavirus-associated anogenital cancer among solid organ transplant recipients in the United States.International journal of cancer · 2026Article
- Digital health technologies in medicine: evidence, artificial intelligence integration, and ethical challenges.Infectious agents and cancer · 2026Review
- Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of a Smartphone App to Increase Pretransplant Vaccine Rates: Usability Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Vaccines for Use in Special Populations: Immunocompromised Hosts.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2025Article
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- Vaccine-Preventable Illness Leads to Adverse Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2024Article
- Vaccination in Kidney Transplant Candidates.Transplantation direct · 2023Article
- Vaccine-Preventable Infections Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in Switzerland.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Collaboration with surrounding medical institutions in the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2-infected kidney transplant recipients using a smartphone application.Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society · 2022Article
- A Smartphone App to Increase Immunizations in the Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Population: Development and Initial Usability Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Live Vaccines in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients: "To Give or Not to Give".Clinical liver disease · 2021Review
- Barriers to Pretransplant Immunization: A Qualitative Interview Study of Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Stakeholders.The Journal of pediatrics · 2020Article
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Abstract
Solid organ transplant recipients are at risk for potentially life-threatening infections due to lifelong immunosuppression. Vaccine-preventable infections result in graft injury, morbidity, mortality, and significantly increased medical costs. Unfortunately, the majority of transplant recipients continue to be underimmunized at the time of transplant and thereafter. Given the rising rates of vaccine hesitancy and refusal in the general population, transplant recipients can no longer rely on herd immunity to protect them from vaccine-preventable infections. Novel tools are desperately needed to overcome transplant-specific immunization barriers to improve immunization rates in this high-risk population. Digital health technologies may offer a solution by addressing transplant-specific barriers: specifically, providing accurate information about vaccine safety, efficacy, and timing in the pre- and posttransplant periods; making a complete immunization record universally available and easily accessible; enabling communication between patients and multiple providers; and providing automated vaccine reminders to both patients and providers when vaccines are due using transplant-specific immunization guidelines. Digital health has transformed health care by empowering patients with their own health information and connecting patients, their providers, and public health officials. In doing so, it offers a potential platform to address and overcome the problem of underimmunization in the transplant population.
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