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Placental transfer of anti-group B Streptococcus immunoglobulin G antibody subclasses from HIV-infected and uninfected women to their uninfected infants

OBJECTIVES: Placental antibody transfer is impaired in the context of HIV infection, which may render HIV-exposed, uninfected infants vulnerable to group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease. The GBS antibody response predominately consists of immunoglobulin G2 (IgG2) antibody. Thus we determined whether c...

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Autores principales: Le Doare, Kirsty, Taylor, Stephen, Allen, Lauren, Gorringe, Andrew, Heath, Paul T., Kampmann, Beate, Hesseling, Anneke C., Jones, Christine E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4711380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26760235
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000000923