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SUBMITTER: Lindstrom V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6930110 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lindström Vesa V Aittoniemi Janne J Salmenniemi Urpu U Käyhty Helena H Huhtala Heini H Sinisalo Marjatta M
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 20190709 12
The 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) given alone is ineffective in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and better antibody response is achieved with pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs). In this study, we determine whether CLL patients would achieve a significant antibody response and broaden their serotype coverage against invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) with PPV23 given five years after the 7-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV7). A total of 24 patients with C ...[more]