Typhoid Vaccine Studies IX. Intracutaneous versus Subcutaneous Vaccination for Initial Immunization

Guidelines for Typhoid Vaccination

Typhoid Fever Immunization

We report the coverage, safety, and logistics of a school-based typhoid fever immunization campaign that took place in Hue City, central Vietnam; a typhoid fever endemic area. A clusterrandomized evaluation-blinded controlled trial was designed where 68 schools (cluster) were randomly allocated the single dose Vi polysaccharide vaccine (Typherix®) or the active control hepatitis A vaccine (Havr...

A Comparative Study of the Intradermal and Subcutaneous Methods for Typhoid Vaccination *

The decision as to the choice of method for immunizing a large group of individuals against a communicalble disease should depend upon the following three considerations; namely, the nature and frequency of reactions, the degree and persistence of the resulting immunity, and, finally, the cost in materials and time. In our present study, the intradermal method of immunization against typhoid is...

Subcutaneous nodule after vaccination with an aluminum-containing vaccine.

Persistent subcutaneous nodules may arise after vaccination or allergen desensitization. The swelling might appear as a result of a specific histiocytic reaction to aluminum, which is used in many preparations to hasten immune response. A wide range of such vaccines are used in national childhood vaccination programs. Such nodules are frequently itchy or painful with local skin alterations. The...

Staff versus physician vaccine protocols for influenza immunization during pregnancy.

BACKGROUND Pregnant women and their fetuses are known to be at increased risk for influenza-associated morbidity and mortality. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and others have recommended influenza vaccination for all pregnant women at any gestational age, but vaccination rates for pregnant women remain low, near 45%. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed at each...