| Literature DB >> 15216475 |
Edward E Walsh1, Ann R Falsey.
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Virus-specific nasal immunoglobulin (Ig) A and serum antibody titers in 67 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-infected adults were compared with titers in age-matched uninfected control subjects. Control subjects had significantly higher levels of nasal IgA and serum IgG to the RSV F, Ga, and Gb proteins than infected subjects. Serum neutralizing-antibody titers to group A and B RSV strains were also lower in infected subjects, although differences were not as large. Multivariate analysis found that low RSV-specific nasal IgA was an independently significant risk factor for RSV infection.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15216475 DOI: 10.1086/421524
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226