Impaired antibody response to pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides and phosphorylcholine in adult patients with a history of bacteremic pneumococcal infection

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 654-660

  Ekdahl, Karl ^a   Braconier, Jean Henrik ^a   Svanborg, Catharina ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS POLYSACCHARIDE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEFICIENCY; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030846327     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513763     Document Type: Article

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