Neutrophil Counts in Healthy South African Infants: Implications for Enrollment and Adverse Event Grading in Clinical Trials in an African Setting

• Main Authors: Anthonet Koen, MBBCh (Author), Lisa Jose, MBBCh (Author), Shabir A. Madhi, PhD (Author), Alan Fix, MD (Author), Stanley Cryz, PhD (Author), Michelle J. Groome, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Absolute neutrophil counts are used to assess eligibility and safety during clinical trials but the toxicity grading scale used can affect enrollment and reporting of adverse events. During a trial investigating a parenteral rotavirus vaccine in South Africa, we excluded otherwise healthy infants wi...