Impact of meningococcal vaccination with combined serogroups A and C polysaccharide vaccine on carriage of Neisseria meningitidis C

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-77

  Fernández, Socorro ^a   Arreaza, I ^b   Santiago, I ^a   Malvar, A ^a   Berron S ^b   Vazquez, J A ^b   Hervada, X ^a  

^a Xunta de Galicia   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP A; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP C; SPAIN; VACCINATION;

EID: 0037238233     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.04927-0     Document Type: Article

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