Project Description
Immunogenicity of a single-dose compared with a two-dose primary series followed by a booster dose of ten-valent or 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in South African children: an open-label, randomised, non-inferiority trial.
Background: Routine childhood immunisation with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) has changed the epidemiology of pneumococcal disease across age groups, providing an opportunity to reconsider PCV dosing schedules. We aimed to evaluate the post-booster dose immunogenicity of ten-valent (PCV10) and 13-valent (PCV13) PCVs between infants randomly assigned to receive a single-dose compared with a two-dose primary series.
Author List: Madhi SA, Mutsaerts EA, Izu A, Boyce W, Bhikha S, Ikulinda BT, Jose L, Koen A, Nana AJ, Moultrie A, Roalfe L, Hunt A, Goldblatt D, Cutland CL, Dorfman JR.
Journal Name: Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Dec;20(12):1426-1436. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30289-9. Epub 2020 Aug 25. Erratum in: Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Nov;20(11):e275. PMID: 32857992; PMCID: PMC7689288.
