MeningococcalPolysaccharideVaccine Chemische Eigenschaften,Einsatz,Produktion Methoden
Allgemeine Beschreibung
Meningococcal vaccine is an inactivated vaccine composedof capsular polysaccharide fragments of Neisseria meningitidis.There are four polysaccharide serotypes represented inthe vaccine: A, C, Y, and W-135. The type A polysaccharideconsists of a polymer of N-acetyl-O-mannosamine phosphate;the group C polysaccharide is mostly N-acetyl-Oacetylneuraminicacid. The antigens are conjugated to diphtheriatoxoid carrier. Indications are the following:
Induction of active immunity against selected strains ofN. meningitidis
Military recruits during basic training
College freshmen and those living in dormitories
Travelers to countries with epidemic meningococcal disease Household or institutional contacts of those with meningococcaldisease
Immunosuppressed persons (HIV, Streptococcus pneumoniae)
To stop certain meningococcal group C outbreaks
Persons aged 2 through 55 years of age at risk for invasivemeningococcal disease.
MeningococcalPolysaccharideVaccine Upstream-Materialien And Downstream Produkte
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