Effect of breastfeeding on immunogenicity of oral live-attenuated human rotavirus vaccine: a randomized trial in HIV-uninfected infants in Soweto, South Africa

• Main Authors: Michelle J Groome (Author), Sung-Sil Moon (Author), Daniel Velasquez (Author), Stephanie Jones (Author), Anthonet Koen (Author), Nadia van Niekerk (Author), Baoming Jiang (Author), Umesh D Parashar (Author), Shabir A Madhi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective To investigate the effect of abstention from breastfeeding, for an hour before and after each vaccination, on the immune responses of infants to two doses of rotavirus vaccine. Methods In Soweto, South Africa, mother-infant pairs who were uninfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)...