Maternal Helminth Infection Is Associated With Higher Infant Immunoglobulin A Titers to Antigen in Orally Administered Vaccines

Conclusions. Antenatal maternal helminth infections were not associated with reduced antibody responses to infant vaccines, but rather with modestly increased IgA responses to oral vaccines.

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases - May 23, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Clark, C. E., Fay, M. P., Chico, M. E., Sandoval, C. A., Vaca, M. G., Boyd, A., Cooper, P. J., Nutman, T. B. Tags: PATHOGENESIS AND HOST RESPONSE Source Type: research