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. 1971;45(3):279-82.

Meningococcal infections. 2. Field trial of group C meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine in 1969-70

R Gold, M S Artenstein

Meningococcal infections. 2. Field trial of group C meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine in 1969-70

R Gold et al. Bull World Health Organ. 1971.

Abstract

A second large-scale field trial of group C meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine in US Army recruits confirmed the efficacy and safety of the vaccine. When the results of all studies over a 2-year period were combined, the reduction in group-specific disease rates was 89.5%.

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