Functional immune responses to twelve serotypes after immunization with a 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in older adults. Issue 38 (11th September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ahn, Jong Gyun; Kim, Han Wool; Choi, Hee Jung; Lee, Jin Hwa; Kim, Kyung-Hyo
• Is Part Of: Vaccine. Volume 33:Issue 38(2015)
• Page Start: 4770
• Page End: 4775
• Publication Date: 2015-09-11
• Subjects: Vaccines -- Periodicals; 615.372
• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.08.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-410X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">We report functional immune responses in elderly vaccinated with PPSV23.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">PPSV23 induced a significant increase in OPA titers to 12 serotypes in the elderly.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Functional antibody activity to some serotypes was reduced with increasing age.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>