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Birgit Simell

BS

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Publications

15

Citations

678

H-Index

14

Active since

2001

Affiliations

Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland(Current)

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

University of Helsinki

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Medical University of Graz

Birgit Simell is an author at Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland specializing in immunology, antibodies, and pneumococcal disease.

Publications per year

2001–2024

15

Publications

15

Aging reduces the functionality of anti-pneumococcal antibodies and the killing of Streptococcus pneumoniae by neutrophil phagocytosis

Birgit Simell, Arja Vuorela, Nina Ekström et al. · Vaccine · 2011 · 178 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +15

Effects of Ageing and Gender on Naturally Acquired Antibodies to Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharides and Virulence-Associated Proteins

Birgit Simell, Mika Lahdenkari, Antti Reunanen et al. · Clinical and Vaccine Immunology · 2008 · 111 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +16

Pneumococcal Carriage and Otitis Media Induce Salivary Antibodies to Pneumococcal Surface Adhesin A, Pneumolysin, and Pneumococcal Surface Protein A in Children

Birgit Simell, Maija Korkeila, Heikki Pursiainen et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2001 · 87 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17

Pneumococcal Carriage and Otitis Media Induce Salivary Antibodies to Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharides in Children

Birgit Simell, Terhi Kilpi, Helena Käyhty · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2002 · 56 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Pediatrics +17

Serum IgM Antibodies Contribute to High Levels of Opsonophagocytic Activities in Toddlers Immunized with a Single Dose of the 9-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

Birgit Simell, Anu Nurkka, Nina Ekström et al. · Clinical and Vaccine Immunology · 2012 · 33 citations · Full text

Medicine, Immunology, Pediatrics +17

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