Search for poliovirus carriers among people with primary immune deficiency diseases in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, and the United Kingdom

• Main Authors: Halsey Neal A. (Author), Pinto Jorge (Author), Espinosa-Rosales Francisco (Author), Faure-Fontenla María A. (Author), Silva Edson da (Author), Khan Aamir J. (Author), Webster A.D.B (Author), Minor Philip (Author), Dunn Glynis (Author), Asturias Edwin (Author), Hussain Hamidah (Author), Pallansch Mark A. (Author), Kew Olen M. (Author), Winkelstein Jerry (Author), Sutter Roland (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the rate of long-term poliovirus excretors in people known to have B-cell immune deficiency disorders. METHODS: An active search for chronic excretors was conducted among 306 persons known to have immunoglobulin G (IgG) deficiency in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, and the...