Invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection in an adult patient with a selective deficiency of antibody to the Hib capsular polysaccharide

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 915-917

  Follin, Per ^a   Ulanova, Marina ^b   Hahn Zoric, Mirjana ^b   Hanson, Lars Å ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; MENINGOVACC A; MENINGOVACC C; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; PNEUMOVACC N; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030816267     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515538     Document Type: Article

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