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Quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines

Abstract:
Neisseria meningitidis is an important cause of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia with most disease caused by meningococci bearing serogroups A, B, C, Y and W-135 polysaccharides. Monovalent serogroup C conjugate vaccines have become established in the immunisation programmes in many countries and the first quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine, containing the polysaccharides from 4 of the serogroups A, C, Y and W-135 meningococci conjugated to a protein carrier was licensed in the U... Expand abstract
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Peer reviewed

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Institution:
"Mater Dei Hospital, Tal-Qroqq, Malta"
Department:
Department of Paediatrics
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
Research group:
Oxford Vaccine Group
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Institution:
"National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA"
Department:
Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch,Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases
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Publisher:
Elsevier Publisher's website
Journal:
Vaccine Journal website
Volume:
27
Issue:
Supplement 2
Pages:
B30-B41
Publication date:
2009-06-01
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ISSN:
0264-410X
Language:
English
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ora:3245
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2010-01-20

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