Community cohort study of Cryptosporidium parvum infections: sex-differential incidences associated with BCG and diptheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccinations

Vaccine

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2733-2741

  Valentiner Branth, Palle ^a   Perch, Michael ^a   Nielsen, Jens ^a   Steinsland, Hans ^c   Garly, May Lill ^a   Fischer, Thea K ^a   Sommerfelt, Halvor ^c   Mølbak, Kåre ^a,b   Aaby, Peter ^a  

^a BANDIM HEALTH PROJECT   (Guinea-Bissau)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

BCG; Community study; Cryptosporidium parvum; Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine; DTP; Gender; Measles vaccination; Non specific effects of vaccination; Sex differential

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; BCG VACCINE; COHORT STUDIES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VACCINATION;

EID: 33947211367     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.01.035     Document Type: Article

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