Invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection in an adult patient with a selective deficiency of antibody to the Hib capsular polysaccharide

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作者
Follin, P [1 ]
Ulanova, M [1 ]
HahnZoric, M [1 ]
Hanson, LA [1 ]
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[1] GOTHENBURG UNIV,DEPT CLIN IMMUNOL,GOTHENBURG,SWEDEN
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10.1086/515538
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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A 31-year-old woman without any underlying disease contracted severe invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection but developed no antibodies to the Hib capsular polysaccharide. Serum immunoglobulin levels were normal, but she had an isolated deficiency of antibody to Hib. Subsequently, immunization with a tetanus toxoid-conjugated Hib vaccine induced only a minimal response. However, she had a protective level of antibody (>1 mu g/mL) after the fifth vaccination.
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