The levels of specific IgG antibody to pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides were investigated in 182 children, aged 2-5 years, who were hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia, including 55 (30.2%) with evidence of acute pneumococcal infection. Results show that children with concentrations of specific IgG antibody that would protect against invasive disease do not seem to be protected against pneumonia associated with pneumococcal infection.
Serum concentrations of pneumococcal anticapsular antibodies in children with pneumonia associated with Streptococcus pneumonia infection / S. Esposito, R. Droghetti, N. Faelli, A. Lastrico, C. Tagliabue, L. Cesati, C. Bianchi, N. Principi. - In: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1058-4838. - 37:9(2003 Nov), pp. 1261-1264. (Intervento presentato al 3. convegno World Congress of Pediatric Infectious Diseases : November, 19-23 tenutosi a Santiago (Chile) nel 2002) [10.1086/378740].
Serum concentrations of pneumococcal anticapsular antibodies in children with pneumonia associated with Streptococcus pneumonia infection
S. Esposito;N. Principi
2003
Abstract
The levels of specific IgG antibody to pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides were investigated in 182 children, aged 2-5 years, who were hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia, including 55 (30.2%) with evidence of acute pneumococcal infection. Results show that children with concentrations of specific IgG antibody that would protect against invasive disease do not seem to be protected against pneumonia associated with pneumococcal infection.
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