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Clin Infect Dis
; 59(6): 862-5, 2014 Sep 15.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24879786
RESUMO
Current guidelines recommend a combined schedule of a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and PPSV23 (23-valent polysaccharide vaccine) for asplenic individuals. We show that PCV13 induces a T-dependent immune response in asplenic individuals with ß-thalassemia, but previous PPSV23s affect the memory B-cell response in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Clinical Trials Registration. NCT01846923.