Assessment of humoral immunity and nutritionally essential trace elements in steady-state sickle cell disease Nigerian children before and after Prevenar 13 pneumococcal vaccination

Background:. Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are particularly prone to pneumococcal infection and administration of Prevenar 13 pneumococcal vaccine in Nigerian children with SCD is yet to be wide spread. This call for the need to study humoral immune responses stimulated by Prevenar 13 pneu...

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Main Authors: Ganiyu Olatunbosun Arinola, Elizabeth Disu, Adedokun Babatunde, Christopher Olopade, Olufunmilayo Olopade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2022-07-01
Series:Blood Science
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/BS9.0000000000000115