Using only a subset of pneumococcal serotypes is reliable for the diagnosis of specific antibody deficiency in children: A proof-of-concept study

Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2019 May;30(3):392-395. doi: 10.1111/pai.13026. Epub 2019 Feb 11.
No abstract available

Keywords: pneumococcal titers; specific antibody deficiency.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / diagnosis*
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / immunology
  • Male
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines / immunology*
  • ROC Curve
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Serogroup
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines