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Laboratory Diagnosis of Specific Antibody Deficiency to Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharide Antigens
Author(s) -
A Jeurissen,
Leen Moens,
Marc Raes,
Greet Wuyts,
Luc Willebrords,
Kate Sauer,
Marijke Proesmans,
Jan Ceuppens,
K. De Boeck,
Xavier Bossuyt
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2006.080051
Subject(s) - antibody , medicine , immunology , titer , serotype , antibody titer , antibody response , streptococcus pneumoniae , pneumococcal vaccine , antigen , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics
Measurement of postimmunization antibody response to pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide (caps-PS) is the standard method to identify deficiency of antipolysaccharide antibody production. However, no standardized criteria have been defined for classification of patients into responders or nonresponders to caps-PS.

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