‘Be on the TEAM’ Study (Teenagers Against Meningitis): protocol for a controlled clinical trial evaluating the impact of 4CMenB or MenB-fHbp vaccination on the pharyngeal carriage of meningococci in adolescents

‘Be on the TEAM’ Study (Teenagers Against Meningitis): protocol for a controlled clinical trial evaluating the impact of 4CMenB or MenB-fHbp vaccination on the pharyngeal carriage of meningococci in adolescents

Introduction Capsular group B Neisseria meningitidis (MenB) is the most common cause of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in many parts of the world. A MenB vaccine directed against the polysaccharide capsule remains elusive due to poor immunogenicity and safety concerns. The vaccines licensed fo...

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Main Authors: Matthew D Snape, Andrew Smith, Claire Cameron, Adam Finn, Caroline Trotter, Ray Borrow, Christos Zipitis, Mala Raman, David Turner, Saul N Faust, David Orr, David Baxter, Hannah Christensen, Elizabeth Whittaker, Christopher Williams, Sujata Khajuria, Jeremy Carr, Emma Plested, Parvinder Aley, Susana Camara, Kimberly Davis, Jenny M MacLennan, Steve Gray, Martin C J Maiden, Katy Fidler, Paul Heath, Rohit Gowda, Stephen Hughes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/10/e037358.full

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