Seroprotection against serogroup C meningococcal disease in adolescents in the United Kingdom: observational study
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Seroprotection against serogroup C meningococcal disease in adolescents in the United Kingdom: observational study.
OBJECTIVE To determine the persistence of bactericidal antibody titres following immunisation with serogroup C meningococcal glycoconjugate vaccine at age 6-15 years in order to examine changes in persistence of antibodies with age. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING Secondary and tertiary educational institutions in the United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS Healthy adolescents aged 11-20 years p...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39563.545255.ae