title: Early immunization with inactivated poliovirus vaccine in premature infants.
abstract: The antibody titers of 41 premature infants receiving inactivated poliovirus vaccine at 2 months of age (control group) were compared with titers of 39 infants receiving an additional dose at 5 to 10 days of age (study group). At 1 month of age 97.4% of the study group but only 70.8% of the control group had protective antibodies against poliovirus 3 (p < 0.001).
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Tel Aviv University, Kfar Saba, Israel.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Linder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaron
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Handsher
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuint
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Birenbaum
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mazkereth
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lubin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mendelson
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Safrir
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reichman
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007229:Infant Welfare; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014611:Vaccination; D015164:Vaccines, Inactivated
chemical_list: D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated; D015164:Vaccines, Inactivated