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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WASHINGTON UNIV, SCH MED, EDWARD MALLINCKRODT DEPT PEDIAT, ST LOUIS, MO 63110 USAWASHINGTON UNIV, SCH MED, EDWARD MALLINCKRODT DEPT PEDIAT, ST LOUIS, MO 63110 USA
GRANOFF, DM
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BOIES, EG
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BOIES, EG
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MUNSON, RS
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BOIES, EG
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BOIES, EG
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MUNSON, RS
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