The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2004 · 180 citations · 22 references
Life SciencesImmunologyInfectious DiseasesClinical ImmunologyImmunology Of Infectious DiseasesMucosal ImmunologyAntiviral ImmunityHumoral ImmunityImmunoglobulin FunctionRespiratory Infectious DiseasesViral InfectionsInfectious Mucosal ImmunityMucosal Antiviral ImmunityNasal Mucosal ImmunityProtective Antibody TitersRespiratory Syncytial Virus ProphylaxisRhinovirus InfectionSerum Neutralization Titers
Virus-specific nasal immunoglobulin (Ig) A and serum antibody titers in 67 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-infected adults were compared with titers in age-matched uninfected control subjects. Control subjects had significantly higher levels of nasal IgA and serum IgG to the RSV F, Ga, and Gb proteins than infected subjects. Serum neutralizing-antibody titers to group A and B RSV strains were also lower in infected subjects, although differences were not as large. Multivariate analysis found that low RSV-specific nasal IgA was an independently significant risk factor for RSV infection.
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