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SUBMITTER: Gordon SB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2612086 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gordon Stephen B SB Malamba Rose R Mthunthama Neema N Jarman Elizabeth R ER Jambo Kondwani K Jere Khuzwayo K Zijlstra Eduard E EE Molyneux Malcolm E ME Dennis John J French Neil N
Vaccine 20080815 42
We compared the effect of intramuscular vs. inhaled 23-valent pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide vaccine (23-PPV) on pulmonary mucosal immunoglobulin levels. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and serum were collected from 33 adults before and 1 month after injected (n=16) or inhaled (n=17) 23-PPV. Levels of pneumococcal capsule-specific IgG and IgA to types 1, 9V and 14 were measured in each sample. Injected 23-PPV produced a significant increase in types 1, 9V and 14 capsule-specific IgG and type ...[more]