Early immunization with inactivated poliovirus vaccine in premature infants.

Linder, N; Yaron, M; Handsher, R; Kuint, J; Birenbaum, E; Mazkereth, R; Lubin, D; Mendelson, E et al. · J Pediatr · 1995

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

The antibody titers of 41 premature infants receiving inactivated poliovirus vaccine at 2 months of age (control group) were compared with titers of 39 infants receiving an additional dose at 5 to 10 days of age (study group). At 1 month of age 97.4% of the study group but only 70.8% of the control group had protective antibodies against poliovirus 3 (p < 0.001).

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