Meningitis Vaccine

Immunogenicity of meningitis oligosaccharide-protein vaccine described

Published in Proteomics Weekly, February 14th, 2005

Researchers describe the antigenicity and immunogenicity of a synthetic oligosaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae type b in a recent issue of Infection and Immunity.

"Polysaccharide-protein conjugates as vaccines have proven to be very effective in preventing Haemophilus influenzae type b infections in industrialized countries. However, cost-effective technologies need to be developed for increasing the availability of anti-H. influenzae type b vaccines in countries from the developing world. Consequently, vaccine production with partially synthetic antigens is a desirable goal for many reasons. They may be...

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Source: Proteomics Weekly (2005-02-14)

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