SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses in infection-naive or previously infected peritoneal dialysis patients after 2 doses of the BNT162b2 vaccine

• Main Authors: Rui Silva (Author), Filipa Silva (Author), Luís Mendonça (Author), Luciano Pereira (Author), Ana Oliveira (Author), Angélica Ramos (Author), Maria João Cardoso (Author), Ana Malheiro (Author), João Tiago Guimarães (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Publicações Ciência e Vida, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dialysis-associated immune dysfunction makes chronic kidney disease patients both susceptible to severe Coronavirus disease 19 (Covid19) and to a weaker response to vaccination. Previously infected patients are thought to sustain stronger and more durable humoral responses than vaccinated patients....