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Objectives / Specific Aims
Normal aging is characterized by changes in the immune system that result in increased susceptibility to infections, poor response to new vaccine antigens, loss of protection offered by previous vaccinations and decreased immune surveillance. Despite the chronic
The details are as described below:
1. Study site Kilifi District Hospital.
2. Study population and sampling Cases and controls from the Kilifi Birth Cohort who are alive at the end of the cohort observation (at the age of 24 months) and remain resident in Kilifi District will be vaccinated with a
Background:
Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have higher incidence and recurrence rates of pneumonia and bacteremia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae compared with the persons without HIV infection. Before the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART),