Indirect Effect of 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Pneumococcal Carriage in Newborns in Rural Gambia: A Randomised Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: Gambian infants frequently acquire Streptococcus pneumoniae soon after birth. We investigated the indirect effect of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) on pneumococcal acquisition in newborn Gambian babies. METHODS: Twenty-one villages were randomised to receive PCV-7 to all...

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Autores principales: Egere, Uzochukwu, Townend, John, Roca, Anna, Akinsanya, Abiodun, Bojang, Abdoulie, Nsekpong, David, Greenwood, Brian, Adegbola, Richard A., Hill, Philip C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3504064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23185303
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049143

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3504064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23185303
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049143

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