Evaluation of immunogenicity of the 2008-2009 seasonal influenza vaccines by microneutralization test

• Main Authors: Seung Youn Kim (Author), Yun Kyung Kim (Author), Byung Wook Eun (Author), Nam Hee Kim (Author), Eun Kyeong Kang (Author), Byong Sop Lee (Author), Jung Sub Lim (Author), Jun Ah Lee (Author), Dong Ho Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PurposeFor evaluating the immunogenicity of an influenza vaccine, the microneutralization (MN) test has a higher sensitivity and specificity as compared to the hemagglutination inhibition (HI) test. However, the MN test is more time consuming and is difficult to standardize. We performed the MN test...