title: Vaccine effectiveness for laboratory-confirmed influenza in children 6-59 months of age, 2005-2007.
abstract: To estimate the effectiveness of influenza vaccine against medical care visits for laboratory-confirmed influenza in young children we conducted a matched case-control study in children with acute respiratory illness or fever from 2005-2007. Influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) was calculated using cases with laboratory-confirmed influenza and controls who tested negative for influenza. The effectiveness of influenza vaccine in fully vaccinated children 6-59 months of age was 56% (95% CI: 25%-74%); a significant VE was not found for partial vaccination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, United States. mary.staat@cchmc.org
authors.forename: Mary Allen
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Staat
authors.forename: Marie R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Donauer
authors.forename: Kathryn M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Szilagyi
authors.forename: Geoffrey A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: Caroline B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Mila M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Prill
authors.forename: Sandra S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.forename: Carolyn B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Bridges
authors.forename: Katherine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Poehling
authors.forename: Gerry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fairbrother
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015164:Vaccines, Inactivated / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D015164:Vaccines, Inactivated