Journal article
Comparing influenza vaccine efficacy against mismatched and matched strains: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
BackgroundInfluenza vaccines are most effective when the antigens in the vaccine match those of circulating strains. However, antigens contained in the vaccines do not always match circulating strains. In the present work we aimed to examine the vaccine efficacy (VE) afforded by influenza vaccines when they are not well matched to circulating strains.MethodsWe identified randomized clinical trials (RCTs) through MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane …
Authors
Tricco AC; Chit A; Soobiah C; Hallett D; Meier G; Chen MH; Tashkandi M; Bauch CT; Loeb M
Journal
BMC Medicine, Vol. 11, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2013
DOI
10.1186/1741-7015-11-153
ISSN
1741-7015