Consistency of protective antibody levels across lots of intravenous immunoglobulin preparations

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 254-255

  Lejtenyi, Duncan ^a   Mazer, Bruce ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DIPHTHERIA ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; TETANUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; DIPHTHERIA; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; MEASLES; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINATION; VACCINE PRODUCTION; X LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TETANUS TOXIN;

EID: 38149128004     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.11.001     Document Type: Letter

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