The transfer and decay of maternal antibody against Shigella sonnei in a longitudinal cohort of Vietnamese infants

The transfer and decay of maternal antibody against Shigella sonnei in a longitudinal cohort of Vietnamese infants

•Shigella sonnei is an emergent and highly drug resistant diarrheal pathogen.•The half-life of maternal S. sonnei IgG in infants is 43 days.•Maternal titer, antibody transfer ratio and gestational age influence birth titer.•Incidence of seroconversion in infants in southern Vietnam is 4/100 infant y...

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Main Authors: Thompson, Corinne N., Tu, Le Thi Phuong, Anders, Katherine L., Hieu, Nguyen Trong, Vi, Lu Lan, Chau, Nguyen Van Vinh, Duong, Vu Thuy, Chau, Nguyen Ngoc Minh, Chau, Tran Thi Hong, Tuyen, Ha Thanh, Nga, Tran Vu Thieu, Van Minh, Pham, Nhu, Tran Do Hoang, Nhi, Le Thi Quynh, Saul, Allan, Martin, Laura B., Podda, Audino, Gerke, Christiane, Thwaites, Guy, Simmons, Cameron P., Baker, Stephen
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4742520/

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