Effect of malnutrition in Ecuadorian children on titers of serum antibodies to various microbial antigens
Brüssow H;Sidoti J;Dirren H;Freire WB;;
clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology1995Vol. 2pp. -
366
h1995clinicaleffect
Abstract
The titers of serum antibodies to natural infection with enteric and respiratory pathogens, to a food antigen and to tetanus and diphtheria toxoid were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 1,554 Ecuadorian children younger than 5 years of age. The nutritional status of the children was …