Evaluating the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Human Parainfluenza Type 3 (HPIV3) Virus Vaccine in Infants and Children

Summary

Human parainfluenza virus type 3 (HPIV3) is a major cause of pneumonia and other respiratory diseases in infants and children. This study will evaluate the safety and immune response of an HPIV3 vaccine in infants and young children.

Timeline

Start

2010-12

Primary completion

2012-02

Completion

2012-02

Publications

• Background Karron RA, Belshe RB, Wright PF, Thumar B, Burns B, Newman F, Cannon JC, Thompson J, Tsai T, Paschalis M, Wu SL, Mitcho Y, Hackell J, Murphy BR, Tatem JM. A live human parainfluenza type 3 virus vaccine is attenuated and immunogenic in young infants. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003 May;22(5):394-405. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000066244.31769.83.
• Background Durbin AP, Karron RA. Progress in the development of respiratory syncytial virus and parainfluenza virus vaccines. Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Dec 15;37(12):1668-77. doi: 10.1086/379775. Epub 2003 Nov 20.

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