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Chapter 18, Problem 6MC
Haemophilus influenzae is an encapsulated bacterium that causes infant meningitis. Considering this, which would be best to protect infants against this organism?
a) Conjugate vaccine
b) Polysaccharide vaccine
c) Attenuated vaccine
d) Subunit vaccine
e) Toxoid
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