Antibody and memory CD4(+) T-cell responses after meningococcal disease.
Vaccine
; 32(40): 5145-8, 2014 Sep 08.
Article
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| ID: mdl-25090647
Currently, Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (MenC) is the major cause of bacterial meningitis in Brazil, affecting mainly teenagers and adults due to the lack of routine public vaccination of these age groups. The goal of this study was to investigate the bactericidal antibody response and the development of CD4(+) T cell memory during the convalescent phase of patients infected with N. menigitidis. Most (85.7%) of the patients developed a protective antibody response against MenC and 57% also responded to N. meningitidis serogroup B. We detected a significant CD4(+) T central memory (TCM) response to meningococcal outer membrane proteins.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos
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Memoria Inmunológica
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Infecciones Meningocócicas
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Formación de Anticuerpos
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vaccine
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos