Naturally occurring immune response against bacteria commonly involved in upper respiratory tract infections: Analysis of the antigen-specific salivary IgA levels

Immunology Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-91

  Rossi, Giovanni A ^a   Peri, Cristiano ^a   Raynal, Maria E ^a   Defilippi, Anna Carla ^a   Risso, Francesco M ^a   Schenone, Guido ^b   Pallestrini, Eugenio ^b   Melioli, Giovanni ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Immunoglobulin; Infection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL VACCINE; BACTERIUM LYSATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; ISMIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0037416805     PISSN: 01652478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2478(02)00290-0     Document Type: Article

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