Prevention of vaccine-matched and mismatched influenza in children aged 6-35 months: a multinational randomised trial across five influenza seasons


Claeys C., Zaman K., Dbaibo G., Li P., Izu A., Kosalaraksa P., ...More

LANCET CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH, vol.2, no.5, pp.338-349, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 2 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s2352-4642(18)30062-2
  • Journal Name: LANCET CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.338-349
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Despite the importance of vaccinating children younger than 5 years, few studies evaluating vaccine prevention of influenza have been reported in this age group. We evaluated efficacy of an inactivated quadrivalent influenza vaccine (IIV4) in children aged 6-35 months.