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Case-control evaluation of the effectiveness of the G1P[8] human rotavirus vaccine during an outbreak of rotavirus G2P[4] infection in central Australia.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Jan 2011
Snelling T L, Andrews R M, Kirkwood C D, Culvenor S, Carapetis J R
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UNLABELLED: The human rotavirus vaccine was evaluated during an outbreak of rotavirus G2P[4] infection in central Australia. No overall protective effect against hospitalization was demonstrated, raising concerns over the durability of vaccine protection against heterotypic strains. BACKGROUND: Two and a half years after commencing routine vaccination with human rotavirus vaccine, an outbreak of rotavirus G2P[4]...
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