Systematic Reviews of Immunisation and Vaccines

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of immunisation and vaccines. For information about immunisation and vaccines for specific diseases, follow the links from the Immunisation and Vaccine Preventable Diseases [HealthInsite Topic Page].

Reviewed August 2011

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Title:	Palivizumab vaccine for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children with cystic fibrosis
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Respiratory syncytial virus is a virus which commonly causes lung infections in infants and children. Although cases in most children are not severe, children with cystic fibrosis may be at higher risk for severe respiratory syncytial virus lung infecti...
Date:	Jan 2012

Title:	Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Rotavirus infection is one of the most common causes of diarrhoea in infants and young children, and the symptoms can range from mild illness, to hospitalization, and death. Rotavirus infections cause about half a million deaths per year in children you...
Date:	Oct 2011

Title:	Vaccines for preventing severe salmonella infections in people with sickle cell disease
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Salmonella organisms are probably second only to pneumococcus among bacterial causes of infection in people with sickle cell disease. Infection with these bacteria can lead to complications and reduce the quality of life of people with the disease and s...
Date:	Jul 2011

Title:	Vaccines for preventing infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease where thick mucus is produced in the lungs. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other bacteria cause long-lasting lung infections which result in permanent lung damage. Vaccines aimed at reducing infection with Pseudomonas...
Date:	May 2011

Title:	Fluoroquinolones for treating enteric fever
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Researchers in The Cochrane Collaboration conducted a review of the effect of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in people enteric fever. After searching for relevant studies, they identified 26 studies involving 3033 patients. Their findings are summarized be...
Date:	Feb 2011

Title:	Interventions that will increase and sustain the uptake of vaccines in low- and middle-income countries.
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Millions of children in low- and middle-income countries still die from diseases that could have been prevented with vaccines. In order to reach these children, a variety of interventions have been developed and, in some cases, their effect has been eva...
Date:	Jan 2011

Title:	Vaccination for preventing postherpetic neuralgia
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Postherpetic neuralgia is a painful condition that occurs in patients after they have been affected by a recurrence of the herpes zoster virus (shingles). The pain may persist for years and is often difficult to treat. Herpes zoster virus vaccination is...
Date:	Jan 2011

Title:	Varicella and influenza vaccines may reduce morbidity in patients with blood cancers
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Viral infections cause significant disease and even death in patients with blood cancers. In the current systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) we aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of viral vaccines in these patients. The pre-d...
Date:	May 2010

Title:	Vaccines for preventing plague
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Plague is a rare disease now, but can be life threatening. It is transmitted by fleas and related to rat infestation. There are different forms of the disease, but they can all lead to blood poisoning and to death, although antibiotics are effective aga...

Title:	On screen point of care computer reminders to improve care and health
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	It is known that doctors do not always provide the care that is recommended or according to the latest research. Many strategies have been tried in an attempt to reduce this gap between what is recommended and what is done. A potentially low cost way to...
Date:	Jan 2009

Title:	Vaccines for preventing tick-borne encephalitis
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a disease of the central nervous system caused by a tick-borne viral infection. TBE can lead to severe neurological syndromes, which can result in death. Many species of wild and domestic animals act as hosts of ticks; ...

Title:	Two doses of an inactivated vaccine can help prevent Japanese encephalitis disease for at least one year; however, comparisons with other widely used vaccines are not available
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Japanese encephalitis is a viral disease of the central nervous system with general symptoms of headache, fever, vomiting, and diarrhoea. Most people recover within a week without further complications, but approximately 1 in 300 suffers additional and ...
Date:	May 2007

Title:	Prophylaxis with Immunoglobulin G (IgG), anti CMV vaccine or interferon do not significantly reduce CMV disease and CMV-associated mortality in solid organ transplant recipients
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common virus causing disease and death in solid organ transplant recipients (kidney, heart, liver, lung and pancreas) during the first six months after transplantation. This review looked at the benefits and harms of Ig...
Date:	Feb 2007

Title:	Ty21a and Vi polysaccharide vaccines are effective in reducing typhoid fever; new vaccines are promising
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection found mainly in South and East Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It is characterized by fever, abdominal symptoms, chills, diarrhoea or constipation, headache, loss of appetite, cough, weakness, sore ...
Date:	Dec 2006

Title:	Rotavirus vaccines can prevent diarrhoea caused by rotavirus, but we are still not clear about safety and whether they prevent deaths
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Rotavirus diarrhoea causes illness and death in young children. The benefits of the vaccine were different depending on the type of vaccine. The reviewers are unable to make conclusive recommendations regarding the use of rotavirus vaccines.
Date:	Sep 2003

Title:	Local treatment with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin following surgery for superficial bladder cancer reduces the risk of the cancer returning.
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Worldwide, bladder cancer is common in both men and women. In most cases, the cancer occurs in the superficial layers of the bladder and can be surgically removed. However, in many people the cancer returns. Drugs placed directly into the bladder tissue...
Date:	Jul 2000

Title:	Some evidence to suggest that target payments to physicians increase immunisation rates
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	This review looked at the effects of target payments on the behaviour of primary care physicians (e.g. general practitioners and family physicians). Under a target payments system a lump sum is paid to physicians who provide a certain quantity or level ...
Date:	Sep 1999

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