Anti-protein immunoglobulin M responses to pneumococcus are not associated with aging

Anti-protein immunoglobulin M responses to pneumococcus are not associated with aging

Abstract Background The incidence of community-acquired pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infection rises considerably in later life. Immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody levels to pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide are known to decrease with age; however, whether levels of IgM antibody to pneumoco...

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Main Authors: Esther L. German, Bahij Al-Hakim, Elena Mitsi, Shaun H. Pennington, Jenna F. Gritzfeld, Angie D. Hyder-Wright, Antonia Banyard, Stephen B. Gordon, Andrea M. Collins, Daniela M. Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Pneumonia
Subjects:
IgM antibodies
Pneumococcus
Vaccines
Immune senescence
Proteins
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41479-018-0048-3

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