The immune response to a meningococcal 200 kDa surface exposed protein following carriage and disease

Serodiagnosis and Immunotherapy in Infectious Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 179-184

  Borrow, R ^a   Fox, A J ^a   Jones, D M ^a  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High molecular weight protein; Meningococcal; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030889122     PISSN: 08880786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0888-0786(96)01075-X     Document Type: Article

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