Effectiveness of the trivalent MF59 adjuvated influenza vaccine in preventing hospitalization due to influenza B and A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses in the elderly in Italy, 2017 - 2018 season

• Main Authors: Antonino Bella (Author), Francesco Gesualdo (Author), Andrea Orsi (Author), Claudia Arcuri (Author), Maria Chironna (Author), Daniela Loconsole (Author), Christian Napoli (Author), Giovanni Battista Orsi (Author), Ilaria Manini (Author), Emanuele Montomoli (Author), Valeria Alfonsi (Author), Maria Rita Castrucci (Author), Caterina Rizzo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Evidence on influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) in preventing mortality and morbidity in the elderly is weak. Our aim was to measure the VE against severe outcomes in the elderly. Methods: We conducted a multicentre hospital-based test-negative design (TND) case-control study, during th...