Publications by authors named "Alessandra A Machado"
The compliance with influenza vaccination is poor among health care workers (HCWs) due to misconceptions about safety and effectiveness of influenza vaccine. We proposed an educational prospective study to demonstrate to HCWs that influenza vaccine is safe and that other respiratory viruses (RV) are the cause of respiratory symptoms in the months following influenza vaccination. 398 HCWs were surveyed for adverse events (AE) occurring within 48 h of vaccination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to characterize the urinary excretion of the BK (BKV) and JC (JCV) human polyomaviruses in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children and adolescents. One hundred and fifty-six patients were enrolled: Group I included 116 HIV-infected children and adolescents [median age = 11.4 years (y); range 1-22 y]; Group II included 40 non-HIV-infected healthy controls (median age = 11.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFShort communication: immunogenicity of an inactivated influenza vaccine and postvaccination influenza surveillance in HIV-infected and noninfected children and adolescents.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
September 2011
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess how well an influenza vaccine works in 37 HIV-infected patients compared to 29 uninfected individuals, focusing on their immune response and monitoring for influenza over 6 months.* -
- Both groups showed antibody increases after vaccination, but uninfected individuals had significantly higher antibody levels for H1N1 and H3N2, with only 67.6% of HIV patients developing protective antibodies for H1N1 compared to 96.6% in the control group.* -
- The most common viruses found in both groups during infection episodes were rhinovirus and, to a lesser extent, coronavirus and adenovirus, with 65% of respiratory infections in the HIV group linked to viral agents