HUMORAL AND CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNE-RESPONSES IN HEALTHY-CHILDREN AFTER ONE OR 2 DOSES OF VARICELLA VACCINE

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WATSON, B [1 ]
BOARDMAN, C [1 ]
LAUFER, D [1 ]
PIERCY, S [1 ]
TUSTIN, N [1 ]
OLALEYE, D [1 ]
CNAAN, A [1 ]
STARR, SE [1 ]
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[1] CHILDRENS HOSP PHILADELPHIA,DEPT PEDIAT,DIV BIOSTAT & EPIDEMIOL,PHILADELPHIA,PA
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10.1093/clinids/20.2.316
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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This study compared the immune responses of healthy children to one or two doses of Oka/Merck varicella vaccine. Both cell-mediated and humoral immune responses were significantly stronger 1 year later among children given two doses 3 months apart than among those given a single dose. Long-term follow-up studies are needed to determine whether two doses of vaccine indeed provide more complete and more durable protection than a single dose against breakthrough varicella in healthy children.
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