The lack of association between aging and postvaccination levels of IgG antibody to capsular polysaccharides of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 165-167

  Musher, Daniel M ^a   Groover, Jean E ^b   Graviss, Edward A ^b   Baughn, Robert E ^b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS POLYSACCHARIDE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030034678     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.1.165     Document Type: Article

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