A high degree of natural immunologic priming to the capsular polysaccharide may not prevent Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 589-591

  Anderson, Porter ^a   Ingram, David L ^b   Pichichero, Michael E ^a   Peter, Georges ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine; Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis; Immunologic memory; Immunologic priming

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; INFANT; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; VACCINES, CONJUGATE;

EID: 0033915346     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200007000-00001     Document Type: Article

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