Innate Immune Factors in Mothers' Breast Milk and Their Lack of Association With Rotavirus Vaccine Immunogenicity in Nicaraguan Infants.

Journal Article

To better understand underlying causes of lower rotavirus vaccine effectiveness in low-middle income countries (LMICs), we measured innate antiviral factors in Nicaraguan mothers' milk and immune response to the first dose of the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine in corresponding infants. No relationship was found between concentrations of innate factors and rotavirus vaccine response.

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Duke Authors

Permar, Sallie Robey

Cited Authors

Becker-Dreps, S; Choi, WS; Stamper, L; Vilchez, S; Velasquez, DE; Moon, S-S; Hudgens, MG; Jiang, B; Permar, SR

Published Date

March 2017

Published In

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Volume / Issue

6 / 1

Start / End Page

87 - 90

PubMed ID

26582774

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

2048-7207

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

2048-7193

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/jpids/piv076

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