Low Baseline Pneumococcal Antibody Titers Predict Specific Antibody Deficiency, Increased Upper Respiratory Infections, and Allergy Sensitization

Background Inadequate titers of pneumococcal antibody (PA) are commonly present among patients with recurrent respiratory infections. Objective We sought to determine the effect of the degree of inadequacy in baseline PA titers on the subsequent polysaccharide vaccine response, the incidence of sinu...

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Main Authors: Charles H. Song MD, Dennys Estevez MPH, Diana Chernikova MD, PhD, Francesca Hernandez MD, Rie Sakai-Bizmark MD, Richard Stiehm MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Allergy & Rhinology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2152656719900338