Journal article
Field trial of oral cholera vaccines in Bangladesh: results from three-year follow-up
Abstract
The protective efficacy (PE) of B subunit killed whole-cell (BS-WC) and killed whole-cell-only (WC) oral cholera vaccines was assessed in a randomised double-blind field trial among children aged 2-15 years and women over 15 years in rural Bangladesh. Among the 62 285 subjects who received three doses of BS-WC, WC, or Escherichia coli K12 strain placebo, cumulative PE at 3 years of follow-up was 50% for BS-WC and 52% for WC. PE was similar …
Authors
Clemens JD; Sack DA; Harris JR; van Loon F; Chakraborty J; Ahmed F; Rao MR; Khan MR; Yunus; Huda N
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 335, No. 8684, pp. 270–273
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2 1990
DOI
10.1016/0140-6736(90)90080-o
ISSN
0140-6736