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Use of saliva to monitor meningococcal vaccine responses: proposing a threshold in saliva as surrogate of protection
BACKGROUND: Mucosal antibodies against capsular polysaccharides offer protection against acquisition and carriage of encapsulated bacteria like Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C. Measurements of salivary antibodies as replacement for blood testing has important (cost-effective) advantages, particul...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6321721/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30611213 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0650-3 |