Characterization of pneumococcal specific antibodies in healthy unvaccinated adults

Vaccine

Volumn 16, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 1761-1767

  Coughlin, R T ^a   White, A C ^a   Anderson, C A ^a   Carlone, G M ^b   Kleine, D L ^c   Treanor, J ^d  

^a Aquila Biopharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody; C polysaccharide; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL VACCINES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032211346     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(98)00139-X     Document Type: Article

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