Evaluation of a pentavalent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine in toddlers

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 72-74

  Pichichero, Michael E ^a,b   Shelly, Mark A ^a   Treanor, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Elmwood Pediatric Group   (United States)

Author keywords

glycoconjugate vaccines; Pneumococcal vaccine; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINATION;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINATION; VACCINES, CONJUGATE;

EID: 0031047485     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199701000-00016     Document Type: Article

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