Antibody avidity to pertussis toxin after acellular pertussis vaccination and infection
Pertussis toxin (PT) is a unique virulence factor of Bordetella pertussis, and therefore a key component of acellular pertussis vaccines. Although immunity after infection seems to persist longer than after vaccination, the exact mechanisms are not fully known. In this study the overall binding stre...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2023-12-01
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Series: | Emerging Microbes and Infections |
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Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2023.2174782 |