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Response to pneumococcal vaccination in mannose-binding lectin-deficient adults with recurrent respiratory tract infections.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Jul 2014
van Kessel D A, Hoffman T W, van Velzen-Blad H, Zanen P, Rijkers G T, Grutters J C
Abstract excerpt
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL)-deficiency is associated with an increased susceptibility to pneumococcal infections and other forms of disease. Pneumococcal vaccination is recommended in MBL-deficient patients with recurrent respiratory tract infections (RRTI). The response to pneumococcal vaccination in MBL-deficient individuals has not yet been studied in detail. An impaired response to pneumococcal...
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