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01-04-2017 | Letter to Editor

Different Immunological Pathways Underlie the Immune Response to Pneumococcal Polysaccharides

Authors: Leen Moens, Capucine Picard, Mohammad Shahrooei, Greet Wuyts, Adrian Liston, Alain Fischer, Xavier Bossuyt

Published in: Journal of Clinical Immunology | Issue 3/2017

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Measurement of the antibody response to Pneumovax®/Pneumo23®, a 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, is an established method to evaluate B cell function. Such evaluation typically involves measurement of pre- and post-vaccination serotype-specific antibody levels. …

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Title: Different Immunological Pathways Underlie the Immune Response to Pneumococcal Polysaccharides
Authors: Leen Moens
Capucine Picard
Mohammad Shahrooei
Greet Wuyts
Adrian Liston
Alain Fischer
Xavier Bossuyt
Publication date: 01-04-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Clinical Immunology / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 0271-9142
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2592
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-017-0380-z

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