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Antibodies in lymphocyte supernatants can distinguish between neutralising antibodies induced by RSV vaccination and pre-existing antibodies induced by natural infection

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Introduction Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the single most important cause of severe respiratory illness in infants. There is no effective vaccine and the only effective treatment available is the monoclonal antibody palivizumab which reduces the risk of severe RSV disease in prematurely born infants. However, palivizumab is too costly to allow for wide implementation and thus treatment is restricted to supportive care. Despite extensive efforts to develop a vaccine, p... Expand abstract
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10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.09.070

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University of Oxford
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Medical Sciences Division
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University of Oxford
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Medical Sciences Division
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Paediatrics
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
Paediatrics
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Elsevier
Journal:
Vaccine More from this journal
Volume:
36
Issue:
46
Pages:
6988-6994
Publication date:
2018-10-11
Acceptance date:
2018-09-29
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1873-2518
ISSN:
0264-410X
Pmid:
30318168
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English
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2018-10-20

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