TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of infant immunisation with meningococcus serogroup C-CRM197 conjugate vaccine on diphtheria immunity and reactogenicity in pre-school aged children
AU - McVernon, Jodie
AU - MacLennan, Jenny
AU - Clutterbuck, Elizabeth
AU - Buttery, Jim
AU - Moxon, E. Richard
PY - 2003/6/2
Y1 - 2003/6/2
N2 - The majority of Men C conjugate vaccines given in the UK use CRM197, a mutant diphtheria toxoid, as their protein carrier. We studied the effects of prior immunisation with Men C-CRM197 conjugate vaccine on immunity to diphtheria in 193 children before and after a booster dose of Men C at 4 years. Baseline diphtheria antibodies were higher in children given four previous doses of Men C (P<0.0001) and tended to be higher following boosting in those who had received three or four doses. This enhanced immunity was not associated with increased reactogenicity.
AB - The majority of Men C conjugate vaccines given in the UK use CRM197, a mutant diphtheria toxoid, as their protein carrier. We studied the effects of prior immunisation with Men C-CRM197 conjugate vaccine on immunity to diphtheria in 193 children before and after a booster dose of Men C at 4 years. Baseline diphtheria antibodies were higher in children given four previous doses of Men C (P<0.0001) and tended to be higher following boosting in those who had received three or four doses. This enhanced immunity was not associated with increased reactogenicity.
KW - Diphtheria
KW - Immunisation schedule
KW - Meningococcal vaccines
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U2 - 10.1016/S0264-410X(03)00058-6
DO - 10.1016/S0264-410X(03)00058-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 12744893
AN - SCOPUS:0038064450
SN - 0264-410X
VL - 21
SP - 2573
EP - 2579
JO - Vaccine
JF - Vaccine
IS - 19-20
ER -