Effect of antenatal parasitic infections on anti-vaccine IgG levels in children: a prospective birth cohort study in Kenya.

• Main Authors: Indu Malhotra (Author), Maxim McKibben (Author), Peter Mungai (Author), Elisabeth McKibben (Author), Xuelei Wang (Author), Laura J Sutherland (Author), Eric M Muchiri (Author), Charles H King (Author), Christopher L King (Author), A Desiree LaBeaud (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Parasitic infections are prevalent among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. We investigated whether prenatal exposure to malaria and/or helminths affects the pattern of infant immune responses to standard vaccinations against Haemophilus influenzae (Hib), diphtheria (DT), hepatitis B (Hep B) and...