Lactobacillus in jelly enhances the effect of influenza vaccination in elderly individuals

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1828-1830

  Akatsu, Hiroyasu ^a,b,c   Arakawa, Kazuyuki ^b   Yamamoto, Takayuki ^a   Kanematsu, Takayoshi ^b   Matsukawa, Noriyuki ^b   Ohara, Hirotaka ^b   Maruyama, Mitsuo ^c  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LETTER; MALE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; PROBIOTICS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84885609340     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12474     Document Type: Letter

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