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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 0264-410X 1873-2518 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.12.047 |