Humans immunized with Streptococcus mutans antigens by mucosal routes

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 48-52

  Childers, N K ^a   Tong, G ^a   Li, F ^a   Dasanayake, A P ^a   Kirk, K ^a   Michalek, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Caries; Immunization; Liposomes; Mucosal immunity; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LIPOSOME; STREPTOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE MUCUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TONSIL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VACCINATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LIPOSOMES; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; NASAL LAVAGE FLUID; NASAL MUCOSA; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCAL VACCINES; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TONSIL; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036007239     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910208100111     Document Type: Article

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