Feasibility of conducting intradermal vaccination campaign with inactivated poliovirus vaccine using Tropis intradermal needle free injection system, Karachi, Pakistan

Background: Administration of intradermal fractional dose of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (fIPV) has proven to be safe and immunogenic; however, its intradermal application using needle and syringe is technically difficult and requires trained personnel. Methods: We assessed feasibility of conduct...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai, Ali Faisal Saleem, Ondrej Mach, Attaullah Baig, Roland W. Sutter, Anita K.M. Zaidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844017317723