Maternal HIV Infection and Infant Antibody Levels
This article explores the ways in which altered immune responses might influence the high morbidity and mortality observed in HIV-exposed uninfected infants. The authors found that among South African infants, there were lower specific antibody responses at birth as compared with unexposed infants. However, HIV-exposed infants displayed robust responses following routine vaccination.
Citation:
Jones, CE., Naidoo, S., DeBeer, C., Esser, M., Kampmann, B., Hesseling, A. Maternal HIV infection and antibody responses against vaccine-preventable diseases in uninfected infants. JAMA 2011 Feb 9;305(6):576-84.
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Citation:
Jones, CE., Naidoo, S., DeBeer, C., Esser, M., Kampmann, B., Hesseling, A. Maternal HIV infection and antibody responses against vaccine-preventable diseases in uninfected infants. JAMA 2011 Feb 9;305(6):576-84.
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