| Literature DB >> 11874898 |
Joseph Martinez1, Tamara Pilishvili, Suzanne Barnard, Joseph Caba, Willie Spear, Sandra Romero-Steiner, George M Carlone.
Abstract
We developed a polysaccharide-specific flow cytometric opsonophagocytic assay (OPA) for the simultaneous measurement of functional antibody to Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, Y, and W135. OPA titers significantly correlated with serum bactericidal assay titers for all serogroups tested (mean r = 0.96; P < 0.001). OPA could be used in meningococcal vaccine evaluation.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11874898 PMCID: PMC119948 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.9.2.485-488.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Diagn Lab Immunol ISSN: 1071-412X