title: Immunogenicity of meningococcal ACYW135 polysaccharide vaccine in Saudi children 5 to 9 years of age.
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 > or = 8 for serogroups A, Y, and W135; for serogroup C, 77% were putatively protected after vaccination.
authors.affiliation: Medical Education and Research Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khalil
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Al-Mazrou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balmer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bramwell
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borrow
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012703:Serotyping; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines