Titre : | Use of an observational cohort study to estimate the effectiveness of the New Zealand group B meningococcal vaccine in children aged under 5 years. (2009) |
Auteurs : | Yvonne GALLOWAY ; Anne MCNICHOLAS ; Jane O'HALLAHAN ; STEHR-GREEN (Paul) : USA. Department of Epidemiology. University of Washington. Seattle. WA. |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | International journal of epidemiology (vol. 38, n° 2, 2009) |
Pagination : | 413-418 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Utilisation ; Estimation ; Efficacité ; Vaccination ; Vaccin ; Enfant ; Prévention santé ; Bactériose ; Infection ; Océanie ; Homme |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS IH9lR0xF. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background : In July 2004 a strain-specific vaccine was introduced to combat an epidemic of group B meningococcal disease in New Zealand. We estimated the effectiveness of this vaccine in pre-school-aged children. Methods : We conducted a cohort analysis of all children in New Zealand who were aged 6 months to |