Impact of meningococcal ACWY conjugate vaccines on pharyngeal carriage in adolescents: evidence for herd protection from the UK MenACWY programme
(2022)
Journal Article
Carr, J. P., MacLennan, J. M., Plested, E., Bratcher, H. B., Harrison, O. B., Aley, P. K., …Duale, K. (2022). Impact of meningococcal ACWY conjugate vaccines on pharyngeal carriage in adolescents: evidence for herd protection from the UK MenACWY programme. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 28(12), 1649.e1-1649.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2022.07.004
Objective: Serogroup W and Y invasive meningococcal disease increased globally from 2000 onwards. Responding to a rapid increase in serogroup W clonal complex 11 (W:cc11) invasive meningococcal disease, the UK replaced an adolescent booster dose of m... Read More about Impact of meningococcal ACWY conjugate vaccines on pharyngeal carriage in adolescents: evidence for herd protection from the UK MenACWY programme.