Population
Gnotobiotic pigs (near-term pigs derived by hysterectomy and maintained in isolation units), n=64
Comparison
Combined rotavirus vaccination regimens… vs Individual rotavirus vaccine regimens, mLT…
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
35 days post-initial inoculation (7 days post-challenge)
Authors
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Should not change rotavirus vaccination practice; extends preclinical mucosal immunity data in pigs, warranting human trials.
A combined oral live-attenuated and intranasal VLP rotavirus vaccination regimen effectively stimulates mucosal immunity and protects against rotavirus disease in a gnotobiotic pig model.
Yuan et al. (2001) studied this question.
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