Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Meningococcal B Vaccine and Meningococcal Carriage in Adolescents in Australia

2020; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 382; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa1900236

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Helen Marshall, Mark McMillan, Ann P. Koehler, Andrew J. Lawrence, Thomas Sullivan, Jenny MacLennan, Martin Maiden, Shamez Ladhani, Mary Ramsay, Caroline Trotter, Ray Borrow, Adam Finn, Charlene M. Kahler, Jane Whelan, Kumaran Vadivelu, Peter Richmond,

Tópico(s)

Virology and Viral Diseases

Resumo

The meningococcal group B vaccine 4CMenB is a new, recombinant protein-based vaccine that is licensed to protect against invasive group B meningococcal disease. However, its role in preventing transmission and, therefore, inducing population (herd) protection is uncertain.

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