[Anti-meningococcal vaccines]

Rev Prat. 2008 Dec 15;58(19):2099-101.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Current anti-meningococcal vaccines are prepared from capsular saccharides (plain or conjugate). They target four serogroups A, C, Y and W135. No vaccine is available against serogroup B saccharide. However, protein-based vaccines (recombinant vaccines or outer membrane vesicle vaccines) allow developing vaccines against serogroup B isolates.

MeSH terms

  • Drug Design
  • Humans
  • Meningitis, Meningococcal / prevention & control*
  • Meningococcal Vaccines*
  • Neisseria meningitidis / immunology*
  • Serotyping

Substances

  • Meningococcal Vaccines