TIME TO EARLIEST PEAK SERUM ANTIBODY-RESPONSE TO INFLUENZA VACCINE INTHE ELDERLY

Authors
GROSS PA RUSSO C DRAN S CATARUOZOLO P MUNK G LANCEY SC
Citation
Pa. Gross et al., TIME TO EARLIEST PEAK SERUM ANTIBODY-RESPONSE TO INFLUENZA VACCINE INTHE ELDERLY, Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology, 4(4), 1997, pp. 491-492
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology,"Infectious Diseases","Medical Laboratory Technology",Microbiology
Journal title
Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology → ACNP
ISSN journal
1071412X
Volume
4
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
491 - 492
Database
ISI
SICI code
1071-412X(1997)4:4<491:TTEPSA>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The earliest time at which serum antibody levels peak following admini stration of an influenza virus vaccine in elderly persons is not clear ly defined. We compared the time intervals of 1 and 2 weeks after vacc ination. A commercial trivalent vaccine containing the hemagglutinins of influenza viruses A/Texas/36/91 (H1N1), A/Johannesburg/33/94 (H3N2) , and B/Harbin/7/94 was used. The hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) an tibody titers at 1 week after vaccination were significantly lower tha n the HAI titers at 2 weeks postvaccination for all three vaccine comp onents.