Antibodies to group B streptococci in neonates and infants

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-224

  Berg, S ^a   Kasvi, S ^b   Trollfors, B ^a   Pilichowska Paszkiet, J ^c   Fattom, A ^d   Tessin, I ^a   Lagergard T ^c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b BORÅS HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d North American Biologicals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody decline; ELISA; Group B streptococci; Maternal Antibodies

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

AGE FACTORS; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTEREMIA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0031936217     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050799     Document Type: Article

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