乳児における四価マニゴコックス・グリココンジュガートワクチンの免疫原性:ランダム化制御試験

Matthew D Snape1, Kirsten P Perrett, Karen J Ford

  • 1Oxford Vaccine Group, University of Oxford, England. matthew.snape@paediatrics.ox.ac.uk

JAMA
|January 10, 2008
PubMed
まとめ

新しい髄膜炎球菌ACWYワクチン (MenACWY) は,乳児において強い免疫原性を示し,血清群A,C,W-135およびYに対する抗体位数が高い. この新しいワクチンはよく耐受され,幼児期に保護を提供します.

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