Recurrent acute epiglottitis in adults: Defective antibody response

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 513-517

  Gagnon, Rémi ^a   Bédard, Pierre Michel ^a   Côté, Louise ^a   Lavoie, Aubert ^a   Hébert, Jacques ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ACUTE EPIGLOTTITIS; ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEROTYPE; SPLENECTOMY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYMPTOM; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036590966     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62391-5     Document Type: Article

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