Immunogenicity and safety of a meningococcal A conjugate vaccine in Africans.
Summary of "Immunogenicity and safety of a meningococcal A conjugate vaccine in Africans."
Group A meningococci are the source of major epidemics of meningitis in Africa. An affordable, highly immunogenic meningococcal A conjugate vaccine is needed.
Affiliation
Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, Bamako, Mali.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: The New England journal of medicine
ISSN: 1533-4406
Pages: 2293-304
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21675889
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1003812
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