Clinical correlates of response to pneumococcal immunization

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 382-387

  Akikusa, J D ^a   Kemp, A S ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Immunization; Immunodeficiency; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; COUGHING; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034881021     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2001.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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