Influenza vaccine effectiveness in preventing influenza A(H3N2)-related hospitalizations in adults targeted for vaccination by type of vaccine: a hospital-based test-negative study, 2011-2012 A(H3N2) predominant influenza season, Valencia, Spain.

Influenza vaccine effectiveness in preventing influenza A(H3N2)-related hospitalizations in adults targeted for vaccination by type of vaccine: a hospital-based test-negative study, 2011-2012 A(H3N2) predominant influenza season, Valencia, Spain.

Most evidence of the effectiveness of influenza vaccines comes from studies conducted in primary care, but less is known about their effectiveness in preventing serious complications. Here, we examined the influenza vaccine effectiveness (IVE) against hospitalization with PCR-confirmed influenza in...

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Main Authors: Joan Puig-Barberà, Juan García-de-Lomas, Javier Díez-Domingo, Alberto Arnedo-Pena, Montserrat Ruiz-García, Ramón Limón-Ramírez, Silvia Pérez-Vilar, José Luis Micó-Esparza, Miguel Tortajada-Girbés, Concha Carratalá-Munuera, Rosa Larrea-González, Juan Manuel Beltrán-Garrido, Maria Del Carmen Otero-Reigada, Joan Mollar-Maseres, Patricia Correcher-Medina, Germán Schwarz-Chavarri, Vicente Gil-Guillén, Valencia Hospital Network for the Study of Influenza and Respiratory Virus Disease
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4230985?pdf=render

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