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SUBMITTER: Baxter R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4963074 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Baxter Roger R Keshavan Pavitra P Welsch Jo Anne JA Han Linda L Smolenov Igor I
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 20160201 5
Persistence of bactericidal antibodies following vaccination is extremely important for protection against invasive meningococcal disease, given the epidemiology and rapid progression of meningococcal infection. We present an analysis of antibody persistence and booster response to MenACWY-CRM, in adolescents, children and infants, from 7 clinical studies. Immunogenicity was assessed using the serum bactericidal assay with both human and rabbit complement. Post-vaccination hSBA titers were high, ...[more]