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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Autores principales: van Ravenhorst, Mariëtte B., van der Klis, Fiona R. M., van Rooijen, Debbie M., Sanders, Elisabeth A. M., Berbers, Guy A. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
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

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