Abstract
Fijian infants aged 6 weeks were stratified by ethnicity and randomized to receive 0, 1, 2, or 3 PCV-7 doses with or without the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV-23) at 12 months. Strong booster effects for all 7 PCV-7 serotypes were elicited, and for 4/7 serotypes these responses were highest in the single PCV-7 group. There were fourfold rises in GMC for all non-PCV-7 serotypes. By 17 months the PPV-23 group still had significantly higher GMC (each p < 0.001) for all serotypes. The PPV-23 was well tolerated and induced excellent responses for all serotypes which were greatest in the single PCV-7 group.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3086-3094 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Vaccine |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 18 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 19 Apr 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |