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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Vibriocidal Antibody in Clinical Cholera
Contributor:
McCormack, William M.;
Chakraborty, Jyotsnamoy;
Rahman, A. S. M. Mizanur;
Mosley, Wiley H.
Published:
University of Chicago Press, 1969
Published in:
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 120 (1969) 2, Seite 192-201
Language:
English
ISSN:
0022-1899
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<p>Daily blood specimens abtained from 47 children with acute cholera were examined for vibriocidal antibodies. Vibriocidal titers rose rapidly. By the seventh day of illness about 90% of the children had a significant rise in titer in aginst the homologous serotype, and about 70% of the patients had significant rises against the heterologous serotype. Chlldren under 5 years of age responded to cholera infection less well than older children.Blood specimens collected from 130 cholera patients of all ages during the 6 months following haspitalization with cholera were also examined for vibriocidal antibodies. Vibriocidal titers fell rapidly af ter illness. At 6 months only 17.1% of patients had titers significantly higher than at the time of hospital admission. The fall in titer following infection was most marked among chil dren. Vibriocidal titers were higher 6 months after cholera vaccination than b months af ter symptomatic infection with a. cholerae.</p>