IMMUNOGENICITY OF AN ACELLULAR PERTUSSIS VACCINE COMPOSED OF GENETICALLY INACTIVATED PERTUSSIS TOXIN COMBINED WITH FILAMENTOUS HEMAGGLUTININ AND PERTACTIN IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN

Podda, A; Carapella De Luca, E; Titone, L; Casadei A., M; Cascio, Antonio; Bertalini, M; Volpini, G; Peppoloni, S; Marsili, I; Nencioni, L; Rappuoli, R.

We studied the immunogenicity of an acellular pertussis vaccine composed of genetically detoxified pertussis toxin (PT-9K/129G), filamentous haemagglutinin, and a 69-kilodalton protein, pertactin, in 30 children aged 12 to 24 months and in 80 infants aged 2 to 4 months. A significant increase of the neutralizing titer and of the titers against pertussis toxin, filamentous hemagglutinin, and pertactin, as determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, was achieved after three doses of vaccine in all the children; a significant increase of these antibody titers was obtained in 100%, 96.1%, 93.5%, and 98.7% of the infants, respectively.

Titolo:	IMMUNOGENICITY OF AN ACELLULAR PERTUSSIS VACCINE COMPOSED OF GENETICALLY INACTIVATED PERTUSSIS TOXIN COMBINED WITH FILAMENTOUS HEMAGGLUTININ AND PERTACTIN IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN
Autori:	PODDA A CARAPELLA DE LUCA E TITONE L CASADEI A. M CASCIO, Antonio BERTALINI M VOLPINI G PEPPOLONI S MARSILI I NENCIONI L RAPPUOLI R. mostra contributor esterni nascondi contributor esterni
Data di pubblicazione:	1993
Rivista:	THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
Abstract:	We studied the immunogenicity of an acellular pertussis vaccine composed of genetically detoxified pertussis toxin (PT-9K/129G), filamentous haemagglutinin, and a 69-kilodalton protein, pertactin, in 30 children aged 12 to 24 months and in 80 infants aged 2 to 4 months. A significant increase of the neutralizing titer and of the titers against pertussis toxin, filamentous hemagglutinin, and pertactin, as determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, was achieved after three doses of vaccine in all the children; a significant increase of these antibody titers was obtained in 100%, 96.1%, 93.5%, and 98.7% of the infants, respectively.
Handle:	http://hdl.handle.net/11570/12900
Appare nelle tipologie:	14.a.1 Articolo su rivista

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