Immunogenicity and Safety of Menactra® Vaccine in Adolescents in Saudi Arabia

Summary

This study will be conducted among adolescents in Saudi Arabia who previously received one dose of A, C, Y, W 135 and at least one dose of A, C meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine. This study will evaluate the booster administration of Menactra® (Meningococcal A, C, Y, and W 135 Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate vaccine) compared with Mencevax® (Meningococcal A, C, Y, and W 135 Polysaccharide vaccine)in terms of their serum bactericidal antibody responses.

Timeline

Start

2007-02

Primary completion

2008-02

Completion

2009-02

Publications

• Background Khalil M, Al-Mazrou Y, Findlow H, Chadha H, Bosch Castells V, Oster P, Borrow R. Meningococcal serogroup C serum and salivary antibody responses to meningococcal quadrivalent conjugate vaccine in Saudi Arabian adolescents previously vaccinated with bivalent and quadrivalent meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine. Vaccine. 2014 Sep 29;32(43):5715-21. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.08.026. Epub 2014 Aug 20.

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