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ReviewClinical and vaccine immunology : CVI2009

Vaccines: the fourth century.

Stanley A Plotkin

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Review in Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01132859 (VRC 900), which is not on this map. Cited by 111 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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111citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01132859 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2010, after this paper: background citation

VRC 900: Evaluation of Tissue-Specific Immune Responses in Adults 18 Years of Age and Older

TypeobservationalSponsorNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)Ran2010Enrolled500ConditionsImmunity, Mucosal, Immune System Processes, Blood Specimen Collection
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

111 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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51 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Stanley A PlotkinUniversity of Pennsylvania, 4650 Wismer Road, Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18902, USA. stanley.plotkin@vaxconsult.com

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vaccine development, which began with Edward Jenner's observations in the late 18th century, has entered its 4th century. From its beginnings, with the use of whole organisms that had been weakened or inactivated, to the modern-day use of genetic engineering, it has taken advantage of the tools discovered in other branches of microbiology. Numerous successful vaccines are in use, but the list of diseases for which vaccines do not exist is long. However, the multiplicity of strategies now available, discussed in this article, portends even more successful development of vaccines.

Indexed as

AnimalsBacteriaBacterial VaccinesGenetic VectorsHistory, 18th CenturyHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansPlasmidsVaccinationVaccines, AttenuatedViral VaccinesVirusesBacterial VaccinesVaccines, AttenuatedViral Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID19793898
PMCPMC2786381

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