A Trial of a 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in HIV-Infected Adults

French, Neil; B. Gordon, Stephen; S. Mwalukomo, Thandie; White, Sarah; Mwafulirwa, Gershom; Longwe, Herbert; Mwaiponya, Martin; E. Zijlstra, Eduard; E. Molyneux, Malcolm; F. Gilks, Charles

doi:10.1056/nejmoa0903029

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A Trial of a 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in HIV-Infected Adults

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Mar 3, 2010

Authors:

Neil French

Stephen B. Gordon

Thandie S. Mwalukomo

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading and serious coinfection in adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, particularly in Africa. Prevention of this disease by vaccination with the current 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine is suboptimal. Protein conjugate vaccines offer a...

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Medicine

Serotype

Vaccination

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