Immunogenicity of meningococcal ACYW135 polysaccharide vaccine in Saudi children 5 to 9 years of age.
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.
Khalil
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Medical Education and Research Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Mazrou
Y
Y
Balmer
P
P
Bramwell
J
J
Andrews
N
N
Borrow
R
R
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012703:Serotyping; D014611:Vaccination
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines