Meningococcal C polysaccharide vaccine induces immunologic hyporesponsiveness in adults that is overcome by meningococcal C conjugate vaccine

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 761-764

  Richmond, Peter ^a,e   Kaczmarski, Ed ^b   Borrow, Ray ^b   Findlow, Jamie ^b   Clark, Sarah ^b   McCann, Rosemary ^c   Hill, Jennifer ^c   Barker, Mike ^d   Miller, Elizabeth ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Salford and Trafford Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^d Southampton/S W Hampshire Auth   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f Immunisation Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL VACCINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; VACCINATION; VACCINES, CONJUGATE;

EID: 0034090740     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315284     Document Type: Article

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