Indirect effect of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal carriage in newborns in rural Gambia: a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Gambian infants frequently acquire Streptococcus pneumoniae soon after birth. We investigated the indirect effect of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) on pneumococcal acquisition in newborn Gambian babies. METHODS: Twenty-one villages were randomised to receive PCV-7 to all...

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Prif Awduron: Egere, U, Townend, J, Roca, A, Akinsanya, A, Bojang, A, Nsekpong, D, Greenwood, B, Adegbola, R, Hill, P
Fformat: Journal article
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: Public Library of Science 2012