Safety and immunogenicity of a respiratory syncytial virus subunit vaccine (PFP-2) in the institutionalized elderly

Vaccine

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1130-1132

  Falsey, Ann R ^a   Walsh, Edward E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Respiratory syncytial virus; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS VACCINE;

AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; NURSING HOMES; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SAFETY; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC; VIRAL FUSION PROTEINS; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 0030793204     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(97)00002-9     Document Type: Article

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