Moderate influenza vaccine effectiveness in Victoria, Australia, 2011.

摘要: We used a sentinel general practitioner (GP) network to conduct surveillance for laboratory-confirmed influenza amongst patients presenting with influenza-like illness (ILI) in Victoria, Australia 2011. The test-negative variation of the case control study design was estimate effectiveness seasonal trivalent vaccine. Cases and controls were ILI that tested positive negative influenza, respectively. Vaccination status recorded by GPs vaccine (VE) calculated as (1-adjusted odds ratio)x100%. There 529 included study, which 29% influenza-positive. Twelve percent participants reported vaccinated, 6% cases 15% controls. Adjusted VE against all 56%, but not statistically significant. generally little estimates when stratified virus type subtype, is consistent good matches between circulating strains strains. higher among adults working age than children.