Meningococcal Serogroup A, B, C, W, X, and Y Serum Bactericidal Antibody Assays.
Methods Mol Biol
; 1969: 169-179, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
Serum bactericidal antibody (SBA) assays measure functional antibody titers against Neisseria meningitidis in sera. Induction of complement-dependent SBA after vaccination with meningococcal polysaccharide or conjugate or protein based vaccines is regarded as the surrogate of protection and thus acceptable evidence of the potential efficacy of these vaccines. This chapter discusses and details SBA assay protocols for measuring the complement-mediated lysis of serogroup A, B, C, W, X, and Y meningococci by human sera, for example, following vaccination or disease.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
2_ODS3
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3_ND
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4_TD
Problema de salud:
2_enfermedades_transmissibles
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3_zoonosis
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4_meningitis
Asunto principal:
Proteínas del Sistema Complemento
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Determinación de Anticuerpos Séricos Bactericidas
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Serogrupo
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Infecciones Meningocócicas
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Anticuerpos Antibacterianos
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Neisseria meningitidis
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Methods Mol Biol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido