Persistence of serum bactericidal antibody one year after a booster dose of either a glycoconjugate or a plain polysaccharide vaccine against serogroup C neisseria meningitidis given to adolescents previously immunized with a glycoconjugate vaccine

Background: Bactericidal antibody induced by immunization of infants with serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis (MenC) vaccines wanes rapidly during childhood. Adolescents are at particular risk from meningococcal disease, therefore they might benefit from a booster dose of vaccine. The duration of ser...

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Hlavní autoři: De Whalley, P, Snape, MD, Kelly, D, Banner, C, Lewis, S, Diggle, L, John, T, Yu, L, Omar, O, Borkowski, A, Pollard, A
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: 2011