The levels and bactericidal capacity of antibodies directed against the UspA1 and UspA2 outer membrane proteins of Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis in adults and children

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1310-1316

  Chen, Dexiang ^a,b   Barniak, Vicki ^a   VanDerMeid, Karl R ^a   McMichael, John C ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b Powderject Vaccines   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032974748     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.3.1310-1316.1999     Document Type: Article

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