Vaccine development against Neisseria meningitidis

Meningococcal disease is communicable by close contact or droplet aerosols. Striking features are high case fatality rates and peak incidences of invasive disease in infants, toddlers and adolescents. Vaccine development is hampered by bacterial immune evasion strategies including molecular mimicry....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vogel, Ulrich, Claus, Heike
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3815792/