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Research Paper

Bactericidal antibodies against hypervirulent Neisseria meningitidis C field strains following MenC-CRM or MenACWY-CRM priming and MenACWY-CRM booster in children

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Pages 1442-1449 | Received 10 Jul 2020, Accepted 03 Oct 2020, Published online: 16 Dec 2020

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