Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B carriage by adolescents and young adults living in Milan, Italy: Prevalence of strains potentially covered by the presently available meningococcal B vaccines

Recently, two vaccines against meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) have been developed. They are prepared according to the reverse vaccinology approach and contain 4 (4CMenB) and 2 (MenB-FHbp) cross-reactive surface proteins. In Italy 4CMenB vaccine has been included in the official vaccination schedul...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Terranova, Nicola Principi, Sonia Bianchini, Giada Di Pietro, Giulia Umbrello, Barbara Madini, Susanna Esposito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-05-01
Series:Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2018.1450121