Relationship between immune response to pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in infants and indirect protection after vaccine implementation
Introduction: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Widespread infant vaccination with pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) substantially reduced vaccine-serotype pneumococcal disease by direct protection of immunized children and indirect protection of...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Expert Review of Vaccines |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2019.1627207 |