Placental transfer of IgG antibodies against Haemophilus influenzae type b capsular polysaccharide in Brazilian term and preterm newborns

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-173

  Nagao, Aparecida Tiemi ^a   Costa Carvalho, B T ^b   Arslanian, C ^b   Sole D ^b   Naspitz, C ^b   Carneiro Sampaio, M M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CORD SERUM; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; MATERNAL SERUM; NEWBORN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREMATURITY;

EID: 0033026549     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/45.3.171     Document Type: Article

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