A randomized clinical trial of the immunogenicity of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine compared to 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine in frail, hospitalized elderly.

A randomized clinical trial of the immunogenicity of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine compared to 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine in frail, hospitalized elderly.

<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants wer...

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Main Authors: C Raina Macintyre, Iman Ridda, Zhanhai Gao, Aye M Moa, Peter B McIntyre, John S Sullivan, Thomas R Jones, Andrew Hayen, Richard I Lindley
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b99afa352a174a9f872b931ff9d6bcab
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