Registro de ensayos con vacunas del Programa Mundial de Vacunas e Inmunización de la OMS

The WHO Vaccine Trial Registry

The WHO Vaccine Trial Registry prospectively registers clinical vaccine studies supported by WHO. Through December 1999, the registry includes 103 studies from 43 countries, with nearly 80% in developing countries. The registry documents an expanding research capacity, with an average of 3.9 new studies per year during 1987-1993, rising to 10.7 per year during 1994-2000. The studies concern a broad spectrum of infectious organisms, including: Clostridium tetani (tetanus), dengue virus, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), hepatitis B virus, measles virus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus), poliovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rotavirus, Salmonella typhi, Shigella, Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), and Vibrio cholerae.