Effectiveness of Inactivated Influenza Vaccines Varied Substantially with Antigenic Match from the 2004–2005 Season to the 2006–2007 Season
Author(s) -
Edward A. Belongia,
Burney A. Kieke,
James G. Donahue,
Robert T. Greenlee,
Amanda Balish,
Angie Foust,
Stephen Lindstrom,
David K. Shay
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/595861
Subject(s) - confidence interval , influenza vaccine , medicine , odds ratio , asymptomatic , population , antigen , virology , influenza like illness , vaccination , immunology , virus , environmental health
We estimated the effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccines for the prevention of laboratory-confirmed, medically attended influenza during 3 seasons with variable antigenic match between vaccine and patient strains.
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