Vaccinations and Infections Are Associated With Unrelated Antibody Titers: An Analysis From the German Birth Cohort Study LISA

• Main Authors: Mahrrouz Caputo (Author), Heike Raupach-Rosin (Author), André Karch (Author), Michael Borte (Author), Irina Lehmann (Author), Uwe Gerd Liebert (Author), Marie Standl (Author), Joachim Heinrich (Author), Rafael T. Mikolajczyk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The evidence for non-specific effects (NSE) of vaccinations on all-cause morbidity and mortality among children is growing. However, our understanding of the underlying mechanisms is still limited. One hypothesis is that NSE are mediated by antibody titers. We used data of 2,123 children from the po...