Serum Antibody and Opsonic Responses to Vaccination with Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharide in Normal and Splenectomized Children

Serum pneumococcal antibody and opsonic activity were measured in normal and splenectomized children before and after vaccination with capsular polysaccharides of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Splenectomized children showed a lower mean antibody response to four capsular polysaccharide types after vacci...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infectious diseases 1980-03, Vol.141 (3), p.404-412
Hauptverfasser:	Giebink, G. Scott, Foker, John E., Kim, Youngki, Schiffman, Gerald
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Antibodies Antibodies, Bacterial - biosynthesis Antibody formation Antigens Bacterial Vaccines - immunology Child Child health services Child, Preschool Children Complement Pathway, Classical Humans Medical Miscellany Opsonin Proteins - immunology Phagocytosis Polysaccharides Polysaccharides, Bacterial - immunology Salmonella typhimurium - immunology Splenectomy Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae - immunology Vaccination
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