Epidemiological impact of a syphilis vaccine: A simulation study

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 144, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 3244-3252

  Champredon, D ^a   Cameron, C E ^b   Smieja, M ^c   Dushoff, J ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Co infection; HIV; immunization; mathematical modelling; public health; syphilis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIMULATION; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSMISSION; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

BACTERIAL VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL VACCINES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREVALENCE; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84980340107     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268816001643     Document Type: Article

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