Placental transfer of Haemophilus influenzae type b antibodies in malnourished pregnant women

This study evaluated the vaccination response to Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in malnourished pregnant women (MN), cord blood (CB) and in infants at two and six months of age for comparison with a control group (C). Twenty-eight malnourished pregnant women and 29 pregnant controls were immuni...

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Main Authors: Rejane S. Cavalcante, Benjamin I. Kopelman, Beatriz T. Costa-Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000100011&lng=en&tlng=en