Systematic review of the effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine dosing schedules on immunogenicity.

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Published in Pediatr Infect Dis J on January 01, 2014

Authors

Maria Deloria Knoll1, Daniel E Park, T Scott Johnson, Subash Chandir, Bareng Aletta S Nonyane, Laura Conklin, Katherine E Fleming-Dutra, Jennifer D Loo, David Goldblatt, Cynthia G Whitney, Katherine L O'Brien

Author Affiliations

1: From the *International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD; †Biostatistics Consulting, Chicago, IL; ‡Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; §Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; ¶Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.

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