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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Russell FM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3011050 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vaccine 20101031 3
Opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) was measured following reduced infant doses of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) with or without 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV-23) at 12 months, and subsequent re-exposure to a small dose of pneumococcal polysaccharide antigens (mPPS) at 17 months. Fijian infants were randomized to receive 0, 1, 2, or 3 PCV-7 doses. Half received PPV-23 at 12 months and all received mPPS at 17 months. OPA was performed on up to 14 serotypes. Thre ...[more]