Review article: Efficacy and duration of immunity after yellow fever vaccination: Systematic review on the need for a booster every 10 years

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 434-444

  Gotuzzo, Eduardo ^a,b,c   Yactayo, Sergio ^a,b,c   Córdova, Erika ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HERD IMMUNITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGENICITY; KWASHIORKOR; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PREGNANT WOMAN; SEROCONVERSION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VACCINATION; VACCINE FAILURE; VIRUS LOAD; YELLOW FEVER; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; YELLOW FEVER FLAVIVIRUS;

ANTIBODY FORMATION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; VACCINATION; YELLOW FEVER; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE; YELLOW FEVER VIRUS;

EID: 84886931931     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0264     Document Type: Article

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