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IMMUNOGENICITY OF POLIOVIRUS VACCINES IN CHRONICALLY MALNOURISHED INFANTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL IN PAKISTAN

Saturday, 16th of May 2015 Print

“Chronically malnourished infants were more likely to be unprotected against polioviruses than normal infants. bOPV + IPV helped close the immunity gap better than bOPV alone.”

IMMUNOGENICITY OF POLIOVIRUS VACCINES IN CHRONICALLY MALNOURISHED INFANTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL IN PAKISTAN

  • a Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
  • b Polio Eradication Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
  • c Department of virology, National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • d Polio and Picornavirus Laboratory Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
  • e Population Immunity Laboratory, Polio and Picornavirus Laboratory Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
  • f VACSERA Holding Company, Cairo, Egypt

Received 21 March 2015, Revised 11 April 2015, Accepted 14 April 2015, Available online 24 April 2015

 

 

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