Duration of Antibody Responses after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Wu, Li-Ping ; Wang, Nai-Chang ; Chang, Yi-Hua ; Tian, Xiang-Yi ; Na, Dan-Yu ; Zhang, Li-Yuan ; Zheng, Lei ; Lan, Tao ; Wang, Lin-Fa ; Liang, Guo-Dong
• Description:
  Among 176 patients who had had severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), SARS-specific antibodies were maintained for an average of 2 years, and significant reduction of immunoglobulin G-positive percentage and titers occurred in the third year. Thus, SARS patients might be susceptible to reinfection >or=3 years after initial exposure.
• Subjects:
  Antibodies, Viral Antibody Formation Dispatch Humans Immunoglobulin G Longitudinal Studies SARS Virus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(10):1562-1564.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  China
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d4c263c7d553bc548cf7d20a65ce2707c6bca2b1fb01aa19597b362b9b1e7b1f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16852/cdc_16852_DS1.pdf
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