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Original Research

Influenza vaccination of pregnant women protects them over two consecutive influenza seasons in a randomized controlled trial

Eleonora MutsaertsDepartment of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Medical Research Council, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;Julius Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shabir A. MadhiDepartment of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Medical Research Council, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Division of National Health Laboratory Service, Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Clare L. CutlandDepartment of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Medical Research Council, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Stephanie JonesDepartment of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Medical Research Council, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Andrea HugoDepartment of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Medical Research Council, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Siobhan TrenorDepartment of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Medical Research Council, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Florette K. TreurnichtNational Institute for Communicable Diseases, Division of National Health Laboratory Service, Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Kerstin Klipstein-GrobuschJulius Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands;Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Adriana WeinbergDepartment of Pediatrics, Medicine and Pathology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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Marta C. NunesDepartment of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Medical Research Council, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Pages 1055-1062 | Received 18 Apr 2016, Accepted 18 May 2016, Published online: 06 Jun 2016

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