polysaccharide vaccine

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polysaccharide
noun[C]
uk
/ˌpɒl.ɪˈsæk.ər.aɪd/us
/ˌpɑː.lɪˈsæk.ər.aɪd/
a complex type of carbohydrate, such as starch and cellulose, formed of ...
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vaccine
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈvæk.siːn/us
/vækˈsiːn/
a substance that is put into the body of a person or animal to protect them from a disease by causing them to produce antibodies (=proteins that ...
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The children received thepolysaccharidevaccineas a single injection at the age of 4-7 years.
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In total, 52 (18.7 %) of isolates were from serotypes not included in the 23-valent pneumococcalpolysaccharidevaccine.
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Due to poor antibody response to the polysaccharides, the 23-valentpolysaccharidevaccineis not recommended for children younger than 2 years of age.
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The effectiveness of the conjugate vaccine was estimated to be higher than that for thepolysaccharidevaccine.
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The serogroups included in the 23-valentpolysaccharidevaccinecaused 96-9 % of all non-invasive disease in all age groups.
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A conjugated vaccine will naturally be much more expensive than thepolysaccharidevaccine.
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The pneumococcalpolysaccharidevaccineis widely used in high-risk adults.
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We have found that the 23-valent and (previous) 14-valent 83 % polysaccharide vaccines covered 97 % and respectively of invasive isolates.
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The serotypes\\groups included in the 23 and 14-valent polysaccharide vaccines accounted for 96 % and 88 % of all isolates.
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Similar to other polysaccharide vaccines, immune response to the vaccine was highly age-dependent.
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Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccines are efficacious to protect from meningitis disease in adults, but can not provide full protection to infants under the age of 5.
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