OPSONIZATION OF GROUP B STREPTOCOCCI IN PROPERDIN DEFICIENT SERUM
✍ Scribed by SöDERSTRöM, C. ;BRACONIER, J.H. ;CHRISTENSEN, K.K. ;CHRISTENSEN, P. ;SJöHOLM, A.G.
- Book ID
- 114822141
- Publisher
- Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
- Year
- 2009
- Weight
- 472 KB
- Volume
- 93C
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0108-0202
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Sera from 33 newborn infants with gestational ages ranging from 27 to 41 weeks were tested by radioimmunoassay for IgG antibodies to surface antigens of group B streptococci (GBS) types Ia, Ib, II and III. Antibody levels to GBS antigens were positively correlated to gestational age and birthweight.
Thirty-eight infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit because of pneumonia (14 patients) and pulmonary maladaption syndrome (PMA) (24 patients) were included in the study. Samples of potentially pathogenic, facultatively anaerobic bacteria were taken from the external ear, blood, throat, n