Different Long-Term Duration of Seroprotection against <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> in Adolescents and Middle-Aged Adults after a Single Meningococcal ACWY Conjugate Vaccination in The Netherlands

Different Long-Term Duration of Seroprotection against <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> in Adolescents and Middle-Aged Adults after a Single Meningococcal ACWY Conjugate Vaccination in The Netherlands

<i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> is often asymptomatically carried in the nasopharynx but may cause invasive meningococcal disease, leading to morbidity and mortality. Meningococcal conjugate vaccinations induce functional protective antibodies against capsular antigens, but seroprotection...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Milou Ohm, Debbie M. van Rooijen, Axel A. Bonačić Marinović, Mariëtte B. van Ravenhorst, Marieke van der Heiden, Anne-Marie Buisman, Elisabeth A.M. Sanders, Guy A.M. Berbers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
<i>Neisseria meningitidis</i>
adolescents
middle-aged adults
quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine
serum bactericidal antibody assay
long-term protection
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/8/4/624

Internet

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/8/4/624

Similar Items