Merja Väkeväinen

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

Cross‐Reactivity of Antibodies to Type 6B and 6A Polysaccharides of<i>Streptococcus pneumoniae,</i>Evoked by Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines, in Infants

Merja Väkeväinen, Carita Eklund, Juhani Eskola et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2001 · 90 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17

Antibody response to 7-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

Marjatta Sinisalo, Juhani Vilpo, Maija Itälä et al. · Vaccine · 2007 · 89 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +16

Avidity and Subclasses of IgG after Immunization of Infants with an 11‐Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine with or without Aluminum Adjuvant

Tomi Wuorimaa, Ron Dagan, Merja Väkeväinen et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2001 · 83 citations · Full text

Medicine, Immunology, Pediatrics +17