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A case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults following natural infection and subsequent immunization

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults is a rare and life-threatening complication that follows natural COVID-19 infection and primarily affects young unvaccinated adults. This complication is seldom described following vaccination, which would have important implications for the vaccination ti...

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Autores principales: Lieu, Anthony, Mah, Jordan, Church, Deirdre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8702592/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34954311
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.12.339
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Sumario:Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults is a rare and life-threatening complication that follows natural COVID-19 infection and primarily affects young unvaccinated adults. This complication is seldom described following vaccination, which would have important implications for the vaccination timing and platform in this population. COVID-19 vaccines are extremely effective; however, the risk of rare adverse events needs to be balanced with the vaccination benefits.