Immunogenicity of Seven-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Administered at 6, 14 and 40 Weeks of Age in South African Infants

Stephanie A. Jones; Michelle Groome; Anthonet Koen; Nadia Van Niekerk; Poonam Sewraj; Locadiah Kuwanda; Alane Izu; Peter V. Adrian; Shabir A. Madhi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0072794

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Immunogenicity of Seven-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Administered at 6, 14 and 40 Weeks of Age in South African Infants

Stephanie A. Jones,

Affiliations Department of Science/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Science, Johannesburg, South Africa, Medical Research Council, Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Michelle Groome,

Affiliations Department of Science/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Science, Johannesburg, South Africa, Medical Research Council, Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Anthonet Koen,

Affiliations Department of Science/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Science, Johannesburg, South Africa, Medical Research Council, Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Nadia Van Niekerk,

Affiliations Department of Science/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Science, Johannesburg, South Africa, Medical Research Council, Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Poonam Sewraj,

Affiliations Department of Science/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Science, Johannesburg, South Africa, Medical Research Council, Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Locadiah Kuwanda,

Affiliations Department of Science/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Science, Johannesburg, South Africa, Medical Research Council, Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Alane Izu,

Affiliations Department of Science/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Science, Johannesburg, South Africa, Medical Research Council, Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Peter V. Adrian,

Affiliations Department of Science/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Science, Johannesburg, South Africa, Medical Research Council, Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Shabir A. Madhi

* E-mail: shabirm@nicd.ac.za

Affiliations Department of Science/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Science, Johannesburg, South Africa, Medical Research Council, Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa, National Institute for Communicable Diseases-a division of National Health Laboratory Service, Centre for Vaccines and Immunology, Sandringham, South Africa
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Immunogenicity of Seven-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Administered at 6, 14 and 40 Weeks of Age in South African Infants

Stephanie A. Jones,
Michelle Groome,
Anthonet Koen,
Nadia Van Niekerk,
Poonam Sewraj,
Locadiah Kuwanda,
Alane Izu,
Peter V. Adrian,
Shabir A. Madhi

Published: August 28, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072794

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