Developmental immunology and vaccines: immune responses to vaccines in premature infants

D M Roberton; H Marshall; L Dinan; C Boros; M Gold

doi:10.1586/14760584.3.4.343

Developmental immunology and vaccines: immune responses to vaccines in premature infants

Expert Rev Vaccines. 2004 Aug;3(4):343-7. doi: 10.1586/14760584.3.4.343.

Authors

D M Roberton¹, H Marshall, L Dinan, C Boros, M Gold

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide, Womens and Childrens Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia. don.roberton@adelaide.edu.au

PMID: 15270631
DOI: 10.1586/14760584.3.4.343

Abstract

A comparatively small number of studies have assessed the safety, immunogenicity, efficacy and duration of immune responses in preterm infants compared with term infants for routinely recommended childhood immunizations.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bacterial Capsules
Haemophilus Vaccines / immunology
Hepatitis B Vaccines / immunology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature / immunology*
Meningococcal Vaccines / immunology
Pertussis Vaccine / immunology
Poliovirus Vaccines / immunology
Polysaccharides, Bacterial / immunology
Vaccines / immunology*

Substances

Haemophilus Vaccines
Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide vaccine
Hepatitis B Vaccines
Meningococcal Vaccines
Pertussis Vaccine
Poliovirus Vaccines
Polysaccharides, Bacterial
Vaccines