Effectiveness of the quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in Japan during the 2015–2016 season: A test-negative case-control study comparing the results by real time PCR, virus isolation

Effectiveness of the quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in Japan during the 2015–2016 season: A test-negative case-control study comparing the results by real time PCR, virus isolation

Background: We estimated influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) in 2015–2016 season against medically attended, laboratory-confirmed influenza, when quadrivalent inactivated vaccine (IIV4) was first introduced in Japan, using test-negative case-control design. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 cocirculated with...

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Main Authors: Irina Chon, Reiko Saito, Akinobu Hibino, Ren Yagami, Clyde Dapat, Takashi Odagiri, Hiroki Kondo, Isamu Sato, Shinji Kimura, Takashi Kawashima, Naoki Kodo, Hironori Masaki, Norichika Asoh, Yoshiko Tsuchihashi, Hassan Zaraket, Yugo Shobugawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Vaccine: X
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590136219300129

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