Immunogenicity of Meningococcal ACYW135 Polysaccharide Vaccine in Saudi Children 5 to 9 Years of Age
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- 1 October 2005
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
- Vol. 12 (10), 1251-1253
- https://doi.org/10.1128/cdli.12.10.1251-1253.2005
Abstract
Meningococcal tetravalent polysaccharide vaccines were observed to be immunogenic in Saudi children 5 to 9 years of age, with >90% having serum bactericidal antibody titers of ≥8 for serogroups A, Y, and W135; for serogroup C, 77% were putatively protected after vaccination.Keywords
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