Safety profile of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: systematic review of pre- and post-licensure data

A 7-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was licensed in the United States of America in 2000, but no comprehensive postmarketing review of safety has been carried out. We conducted a systematic review of the safety of PCV7 and other pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. A...

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Published in:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Main Authors: Frank DeStefano, Dina Pfeifer, Hanna Nohynek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862008000500015&lng=en&tlng=en