Efficacy of Maternal Influenza Vaccination Against All-Cause Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Hospitalizations in Young Infants: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial | Zendy

Marta C. Nunes | Zendy; Clare Cutland | Zendy; Stephanie Jones | Zendy; Sarah Downs | Zendy; Adriana Weinberg | Zendy; Justin R. Ortiz | Zendy; Kathleen M. Neuzil | Zendy; Eric A. F. Simões | Zendy; Keith P. Klugman | Zendy; Shabir A. Madhi | Zendy

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Efficacy of Maternal Influenza Vaccination Against All-Cause Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Hospitalizations in Young Infants: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial

Author(s) -

Marta C. Nunes,

Clare Cutland,

Stephanie Jones,

Sarah Downs,

Adriana Weinberg,

Justin R. Ortiz,

Kathleen M. Neuzil,

Eric A. F. Simões,

Keith P. Klugman,

Shabir A. Madhi

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix497

Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , vaccination , randomized controlled trial , pneumonia , confidence interval , respiratory tract infections , pregnancy , influenza vaccine , immunology , respiratory system , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , biology , optics , genetics

Influenza immunization of pregnant women protects their young infants against laboratory-confirmed influenza infection. Influenza infection might predispose to subsequent bacterial infections that cause severe pneumonia. In a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial (RCT), we evaluated the effect of maternal vaccination on infant hospitalizations for all-cause acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI).

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