A Trial of a 9-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Children with and Those without HIV Infection
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- 2 October 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 349 (14), 1341-1348
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa035060
Abstract
Acute respiratory tract infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in young children. We evaluated the efficacy of a 9-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in a randomized, double-blind study in Soweto, South Africa.Keywords
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