Influenza Immunization in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants: Epidemiology and Long-Term Outcomes

Influenza Immunization in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants: Epidemiology and Long-Term Outcomes

Background: Very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBWIs; birth weight < 1500 g) are at an increased risk of complicated influenza infection, which frequently includes pneumonia, encephalitis or even death. Data on influenza immunization and its outcome in VLBWIs are scarce. This study aimed to provide...

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Main Authors: Marie-Theres Dammann, Hannah Kraft, Guido Stichtenoth, Kathrin Hanke, Michael Zemlin, Janina Soler Wenglein, Isabell Ricklefs, Alexander Herz, Alexander Humberg, Dorothee Viemann, Geraldine Engels, Matthias Volkmar Kopp, Folke Brinkmann, Carsten Fortmann-Grote, Wolfgang Göpel, Egbert Herting, Christoph Härtel, Ingmar Fortmann, on behalf of the German Neonatal Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
immunization
influenza
VLBWI
lung function
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13/1/42
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