Serum antibodies to the pneumococcal surface proteins PhtB and PhtE in Finnish infants and adults

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 447-449

  Holmlund, Emma ^a   Simell, Birgit ^a   Jaakkola, Teija ^a   Lahdenkari, Mika ^a   Hamel, Josée ^b   Brodeur, Bernard ^b   Kilpi, Terhi ^a   Käyhty, Helena ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

AOM; Pht; Pneumococcal protein; Protein vaccine; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; PHTB ANTIGEN; PHTE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYDROLASES; INFANT; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; OTITIS MEDIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 34248999758     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000261198.90649.04     Document Type: Article

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