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Experimental Human Pneumococcal Carriage
Published on: February 15, 2013
[About the results of using vaccine "Pneumo-23" in Northern fleet]
Abstract:
Outhospital pneumonia and bronchitis by service men by call-up in Northern fleet is still high. In 2004 for prophylaxis of these diseases in calendar of prophylactic immunization for service men was used vaccine "Pneumo-23" of the firm "Aventis Paster" (France). In the autumn period 900 call-up persons were vaccined. There was analyzed the dynamic of morbidity of bronchitis and outhospital pneumonia among the call-up persons during following 4 months. Veridical reduction of morbidity in analyzed groups of vaccined and not vaccined wasn't found. It was proposed to realize vaccination by "Pneumo-23" for 1-3 months earlier the call-up.
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