Nasal inoculation of the commensal Neisseria lactamica inhibits carriage of Neisseria meningitidis by young adults: A controlled human infection study.

<h4>Background</h4> <p>Herd protection by meningococcal vaccines is conferred by population-level reduction of meningococcal nasopharyngeal colonization. Given the inverse epidemiological association between colonization by commensalNeisseria lactamicaand meningococcal disease, we...

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Main Authors: Deasy, A, Guccione, E, Dale, A, Andrews, N, Evans, C, Bennett, J, Bratcher, H, Maiden, M, Gorringe, A, Read, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2015