The transfer and decay of maternal antibody against Shigella sonnei in a longitudinal cohort of Vietnamese infants

Highlights • Shigella sonnei is an emergent and highly drug resistant diarrheal pathogen. • The half-life of maternal S. sonnei IgG in infants is 43 days. • Maternal titer, antibody transfer ratio and gestational age influence birth titer. • Incidence of seroconversion in infants in southern Vietnam...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vaccine 2016-02, Vol.34 (6), p.783-790
Hauptverfasser: Thompson, Corinne N, Tu, Le Thi Phuong, Anders, Katherine L, Hieu, Nguyen Trong, Vi, Lu Lan, Chau, Nguyen Van Vinh, Duong, Vu Thuy, Chau, Nguyen Ngoc Minh, Chau, Tran Thi Hong, Tuyen, Ha Thanh, Nga, Tran Vu Thieu, Van Minh, Pham, Nhu, Tran Do Hoang, Nhi, Le Thi Quynh, Saul, Allan, Martin, Laura B, Podda, Audino, Gerke, Christiane, Thwaites, Guy, Simmons, Cameron P, Baker, Stephen
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Shigella sonnei is an emergent and highly drug resistant diarrheal pathogen. • The half-life of maternal S. sonnei IgG in infants is 43 days. • Maternal titer, antibody transfer ratio and gestational age influence birth titer. • Incidence of seroconversion in infants in southern Vietnam is 4/100 infant years. • Children should be vaccinated after 5 months of age if a candidate is licensed.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.12.047