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A live human parainfluenza type 3 virus vaccine is attenuated and immunogenic in young infants.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 May 2003
Karron Ruth A, Belshe Robert B, Wright Peter F, Thumar Bhagvanji, Burns Barbars, Newman Frances, Cannon Joan C, Thompson Juliette, Tsai Theodore, Paschalis Maribel, Wu Shin-Lu, Mitcho Yvonne, Hackell Jill, Murphy Brian R, Tatem Joanna M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Parainfluenza type 3 virus (PIV-3) infections cause lower respiratory tract illness in children throughout the world. A licensed PIV-3 vaccine is not yet available. METHODS: A live attenuated cold-adapted (ca) and temperature-sensitive (ts) PIV-3 vaccine, designated cp-45, was evaluated sequentially in open label studies in 20 adults and in placebo-controlled, double blind studies in 24...
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