Differing antibody responses to Haemophilus influenzae type b after meningitis or epiglottitis

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-26

  Johnson, P D R ^a   Hanlon, M ^b   Isaacs, D ^b   Gilbert, G L ^a,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIGLOTTITIS; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS;

ACUTE-PHASE REACTION; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONVALESCENCE; EPIGLOTTITIS; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS;

EID: 0029986074     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026880005891X     Document Type: Article

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