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    Vaccine. 2007 Apr 20;25(16):3080-4. Epub 2007 Jan 22.

    Safety review: two outer membrane vesicle (OMV) vaccines against systemic Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B disease.

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    Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), P.O. Box 4404, Nydalen, N-0403 Oslo, Norway. hanne.nokleby@fhi.no

    Abstract

    MenBvac is an OMV vaccine against systemic serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis disease. MenBvac was developed for control of a B:15:P1.7,16 subtype epidemic in Norway and administered to 180,000 subjects in 28 clinical studies. MeNZB, a daughter vaccine of MenBvac, was developed for a clonal B:4:P1.7b,4 epidemic in New Zealand and administered to 1 million people <20 years. The vaccines were similar regarding reactogenicity profile. Serious adverse events (SAEs) in general and particularly neurologic SAEs were very rare. Despite frequently reported local reactions and fever in those under 5 years, these OMV-based vaccines containing 25 microg antigen can be considered safe for use in all age groups.

    PMID:
    17287053
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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