Immunologic Aspects of Dental Caries. Meningococcal Polysaccharides,

Abstract

Capsular polysaccharides of serogroups A, B and C of Neisseria meningitidis have been tested for safety and immunogenicity in man. Except for a rare local reaction from highly purified polysaccharides no adverse effects have been noted in millions of adults and children who have been vaccinated. An exception to this statement has been those lots of vaccine used in trials in children in Finland in which newer extraction methods were used. This might be a result of the fact that as standards for endotoxin (Rabbit fever method) have been relaxed to allow more rapid and less costly extractions, an increased number of local reactions have occurred.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA035662

Entities

People

  • Malcolm S. Artenstein

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Groups
  • Airborne
  • Antibodies
  • Bacterial Diseases
  • Chemistry
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Endotoxins
  • Extraction
  • Immunomodulation
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Weight
  • Neuraminic Acid
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Polysaccharides
  • Standards
  • Tooth Diseases
  • Vaccines

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Immunology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology