Meningococcal carriage in young adults six years after meningococcal C conjugate (MCC) vaccine catch-up campaign in Salvador, Brazil
Ferreira V, Ferreira Í, Chang H, Nunes A, Topaz N, Pimentel E, Moura A, Ribeiro G, Feitosa C, Reis M, Wang X, Campos L. Meningococcal carriage in young adults six years after meningococcal C conjugate (MCC) vaccine catch-up campaign in Salvador, Brazil. Vaccine 2020, 38: 2995-3002. PMID: 32115294, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeningococcal carriageCarriage prevalenceRT-PCRN. meningitidisYoung adultsMeningococcal carriage studyMeningococcal serogroup CCross-sectional studyMeningococcal carriage prevalenceAppropriate vaccination strategiesStandard microbiology methodsSix yearsMeningococcal carriage isolatesNG isolatesMale sexSerogroup CHerd protectionVaccination strategiesCarriage isolatesCarriage studiesOropharyngeal swabsReal-time PCRNull genotypeContinuous vaccinationNeisseria meningitidis