Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B carriage by adolescents and young adults living in Milan, Italy: Prevalence of strains potentially covered by the presently available meningococcal B vaccines

• Main Authors: Leonardo Terranova (Author), Nicola Principi (Author), Sonia Bianchini (Author), Giada Di Pietro (Author), Giulia Umbrello (Author), Barbara Madini (Author), Susanna Esposito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Recently, two vaccines against meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) have been developed. They are prepared according to the reverse vaccinology approach and contain 4 (4CMenB) and 2 (MenB-FHbp) cross-reactive surface proteins. In Italy 4CMenB vaccine has been included in the official vaccination schedul...