Effect of Antihelminthic Treatment on Vaccine Immunogenicity to a Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in Primary School Children in Gabon: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.

• Hoofdauteurs: Sina Brückner (Auteur), Selidji T Agnandji (Auteur), Stefan Berberich (Auteur), Emmanuel Bache (Auteur), José F Fernandes (Auteur), Brunhilde Schweiger (Auteur), Marguerite Massinga Loembe (Auteur), Thomas Engleitner (Auteur), Bertrand Lell (Auteur), Benjamin Mordmüller (Auteur), Ayola A Adegnika (Auteur), Maria Yazdanbakhsh (Auteur), Peter G Kremsner (Auteur), Meral Esen (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Helminth infections are a major public health problem, especially in the tropics. Infected individuals have an altered immune response with evidence that antibody response to vaccination is impaired. Hence, treatment of helminth infections before vaccination may be a simple intervention t...