MATERNALLY DERIVED ANTIBODIES AGAINST BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS ANTIGENS PERTUSSIS TOXIN AND FILAMENTOUS HEMAGGLUTININ IN PRETERM AND FULL TERM NEWBORNS

We measured IgG-anti–pertussis toxin and –IgG-anti–filamentous hemagglutinin antibody values in 43 full term and 34 preterm infants and 79 mothers. Antibody values were generally low and mean values were higher in full term than preterm infants. Transfer ratios increased with gestational age of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2009-05, Vol.28 (5), p.443-445
Hauptverfasser:	Heininger, Ulrich, Riffelmann, Marion, Leineweber, Birgit, Wirsing von Koenig, Carl Heinz
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adhesins, Bacterial - immunology Antibodies, Bacterial - blood Bordetella pertussis - immunology Female Humans Immunity, Maternally-Acquired Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature - blood Pertussis Toxin - immunology Pregnancy Virulence Factors, Bordetella - immunology
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