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SUBMITTER: Mitsi E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9071286 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mitsi Elena E McLenaghan Daniella D Wolf Asia-Sophia AS Jones Scott S Collins Andrea M AM Hyder-Wright Angela D AD Goldblatt David D Heyderman Robert S RS Gordon Stephen B SB Ferreira Daniela M DM
The Journal of infectious diseases 20220501 9
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) efficacy is lower for noninvasive pneumonia than invasive disease. In this study, participants were immunized with 13-valent PCV (PCV13) or hepatitis A vaccine (control). Bronchoalveolar lavage samples were taken between 2 and 6 months and serum at 4 and 7 weeks postvaccination. In the lung, anti-capsular immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels were higher in the PCV13 group compared to controls for all serotypes, except 3 and 6B. Systemically, IgG levels were elevated ...[more]