Immunogenicity of 23-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine in Children with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

<strong>Background: </strong>Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease which is characterized by B-cell abnormality and auto-antibody generation. Since bacterial infections are the most important causes of mortality in these patients, pneumococcal vaccination is...

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Main Authors: Soheila Alyasin, Marzieh Adab, Asieh Hosseinpour, Reza Amin, Maryam Babaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2016-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Immunology
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Online Access:http://iji.sums.ac.ir/article_33409_372d363db30ad3f6ac3ac5e1e797c949.pdf