Article
Immunoglobulin allotypes and genetic susceptibility to invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b and Staphylococcus aureus infections in South African children.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 May 1996
Goddard E A, Beatty D W, Hoffman E B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the G2m(n), G1m(f) and Km(3) immunoglobulin allotypes have any association with susceptibility to invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infections in children. METHODS: Direct enzyme-linked...
Topics
- Arthritis, Infectious
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Disease Susceptibility
- Ethnicity
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Haemophilus Infections
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin Allotypes
- Meningitis, Bacterial
- Osteomyelitis
- Prevalence
- South Africa
- Staphylococcal Infections