Pediatric Vaccines

Research Reports on Pediatric Vaccines from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Provide New Insights

Published in Vaccine Weekly, January 4th, 2012

2012 JAN 4 -- "There is limited data regarding rotavirus vaccine shedding in premature infants. We describe the natural history of rotavirus shedding in premature infants in the 2-week period following first immunization with RotaTeq ®, the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (RV5), and the risk for symptomatic transmission to household contacts (HHC)," investigators in Cincinnati, Ohio report.

"A prospective pilot study of 15 premature infants of gestational ages 26-34 weeks immunized with RV5 between 6 and 14 weeks chronological age on discharge from the NICU was conducted. Stool samples collected in the following 2 weeks and analyzed for rotavirus antigen...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2012-01-04)

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