Lower concentration of anti-capsular polysaccharide IgG antibodies (AB) in patients with pneumococcal respiratory tract infections (RTI)

A. de Roux, G. Zysk, S. Wagner, R. R. Reinhard, H. Lode, H. Mauch (Berlin, Duesseldorf, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - The challenge of community acquired pneumonia
Session: The challenge of community acquired pneumonia
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3411
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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