Reduction of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae after administration of a 9-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to toddlers attending day care centers

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 927-936

  Dagan, Ron ^a   Givon Lavi, Noga ^a   Zamir, Orly ^a   Sikuler Cohen, Merav ^a   Guy, Lior ^a   Janco, Jacob ^a   Yagupsky, Pablo ^a   Fraser, Drora ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA;

CARRIER STATE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINES, CONJUGATE;

EID: 0036534406     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339525     Document Type: Article

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