A Randomized Clinical Trial of the Immunogenicity of 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Compared to 23-Valent Polysaccharide Vaccine in Frail, Hospitalized Elderly

BACKGROUND: Elderly people do not mount strong immune responses to vaccines. We compared 23-valent capsular polysaccharide (23vPPV) alone versus 7-valent conjugate (PCV7) vaccine followed by 23vPPV 6 months later in hospitalized elderly. METHODS: Participants were randomized to receive 23vPPV or PCV...

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Autores principales: MacIntyre, C. Raina, Ridda, Iman, Gao, Zhanhai, Moa, Aye M., McIntyre, Peter B., Sullivan, John S., Jones, Thomas R., Hayen, Andrew, Lindley, Richard I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3997415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24760002
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094578

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3997415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24760002
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094578

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