Conjugate and 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide booster vaccination in asplenic patients with thalassemia major: A randomized clinical trial study

• Main Authors: Mohammad Sadegh Rezai (Author), Javad Ghaffari (Author), Mohammadreza Mahdavi (Author), Amir Bahari (Author), Shahram Ala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Pneumococcal vaccine provides protection against invasive pneumococcal disease in population at risk. This study was conducted to compare the antibody response to 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in patients with thalassemia major...