Neisseria meningitidis B vaccines: recent advances and possible immunization policies

Expert Rev Vaccines. 2014 Mar;13(3):345-64. doi: 10.1586/14760584.2014.880341. Epub 2014 Jan 29.

Abstract

Since the development of the first-generation vaccines based on outer membrane vesicles (OMV), which were able to contain strain-specific epidemics, but were not suitable for universal use, enormous steps forward in the prevention of Neisseria meningitidis B have been made. The first multicomponent vaccine, Bexsero(®), has recently been authorized for use; other vaccines, bivalent rLP2086 and next-generation OMV vaccines, are under development. The new vaccines may substantially contribute to reducing invasive bacterial infections as they could cover most Neisseria meningitidis B strains. Moreover, other potentially effective serogroup B vaccine candidates are being studied in preclinical settings. It is therefore appropriate to review what has recently been achieved in the prevention of disease caused by serogroup B.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / immunology
  • Antigens, Bacterial / immunology
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / immunology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Immunization / standards
  • Infant
  • Meningitis, Meningococcal / immunology
  • Meningitis, Meningococcal / prevention & control*
  • Meningococcal Vaccines / immunology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B / immunology*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • 4CMenB vaccine
  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • Meningococcal Vaccines