Induction of immunologic memory in Gambian children by vaccination in infancy with a group A plus group C meningococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 200-204

  Leach, Amanda ^b   Twumasi, Patrick A ^b   Kumah, Samuel ^b   Banya, Winston S ^b   Jaffar, Shabbar ^b   Forrest, Bruce D ^b   Granoff, Dan M ^b   LiButti, Daniel E ^b   Carlone, George M ^b   Pais, Lorna B ^b   Broome, Claire V ^b   Greenwood, Brian M ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMBIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 16944366699     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.1.200     Document Type: Article

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