Natural and vaccine-induced immunity against Haemophilus influenzae type b in patients with β-thalassemia

Vaccine

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 3050-3053

  Spoulou, Vana I ^a   Tsoumas, Dimitris L ^a   Ladis, Vasilis ^a   Spentzou, Ageliki ^a   Theodoridou, Maria C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Thalassemia; Conjugate vaccine; Hib immunity; Immunologic memory

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; MALE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33645080424     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.01.034     Document Type: Article

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