Abstract
Association of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage with the concentration and opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) of serum serotype-specific antibodies was determined for toddlers 1 month after immunization with a 9-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Higher anti-serotype 14 and anti-serotype 19F IgG and anti-serotype 14 IgM correlated with a lowered probability of pneumococcal acquisition. Postvaccination OPA did not correlate with pneumococcal carriage.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 96-99 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Clinical and Vaccine Immunology |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2012 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Microbiology (medical)
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology