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. 2016 Feb;22(2):309–311. doi: 10.3201/eid2202.150369

Table. Bactericidal antibody titers in pooled serum samples from infants vaccinated with Bexsero and adolescents immunized with Menveo against 6 invasive clinical Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W isolates in England and Wales, UK, during 2011–2012*.

Isolate Adolescents receiving Menveo
Infants receiving Bexsero
Positive control†
Negative control‡ Pool 1§ Pool 2¶ Pool 3# Pool 4**
Before After
M11–240417 <16 256 <2 64 128 >128 >128
M11–240427 <16 128 <2 32 32 64 64
M11–240802 <16 512 <2 32 >64 >64 >64
M12–240016 <16 256 <2 32 32 64 128
M11–240798 <16 512 <2 >64 >64 >64 >64
M12–240754 <16 256 <2 64 64 >64 >64

*Human serum bactericidal antibody titers against 6 meningococcal group W clinical isolates belonging to ST-11 clonal complex using pooled serum from adolescents immunized with the MenACWY conjugate vaccine, Menveo, and from infants immunized with the protein-based, multicomponent meningococcal vaccine, Bexsero.
†Pooled serum samples from adolescents 11–17 years of age before and 1 month after receiving a single dose of MenACWY (Menveo) conjugate vaccine (n = 10).
‡Pooled prevaccination serum samples from infants at 2 months of age (n = 180) (control).
§Pooled serum samples from infants who received 3 doses of vaccine at 2, 3, and 4 months of age and had a blood sample taken 1 month after the last dose of vaccine (n = 56).
¶Pooled serum samples from infants who received 3 doses of vaccine at 2, 4, and 6 months of age and had a blood sample taken 1 month after the last dose of vaccine (n = 47).
#Pooled serum samples from infants who received 3 doses of vaccine at 2, 4, and 6 months of age plus a booster at 12 months and had a blood sample taken 1 month after the booster (n = 72).
**Pooled serum samples from an additional cohort of infants who also received 3 doses of vaccine at 2, 4, and 6 months of age plus a booster at 12 months and had a blood sample taken 1 month after the booster (n = 94).