Antibody persistence following meningococcal C conjugate vaccination in children and adolescents infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Objective: HIV-infected individuals (HIVI) are threatened by meningococcal infection and presented lower response to vaccines. Data are scarce on long-term persistence of human serum bactericidal antibody (hSBA) after a meningococcal C conjugate (MCC) vaccine in HIVI youth; the authors aimed to desc...

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Main Authors: Ana Cristina Cisne Frota, Lee H. Harrison, Bianca Ferreira, Daniela Menna-Barreto, Raquel Bernardo Nana de Castro, Giselle Pereira da Silva, Ricardo Hugo de Oliveira, Thalita F. Abreu, Lucimar G. Milagres, Cristina B. Hofer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755716301292