Preterm and term neonates transplacentally acquire IgG antibodies specific to LPS from Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Autor: Magda Carneiro-Sampaio, Ana Lúcia Silveira Lessa, G. N. Pontes, Tatiana Braga Brasil, Vera Lúcia Jornada Krebs, Patricia Palmeira
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: FEMS immunology and medical microbiology. 62(2)
ISSN: 1574-695X
Popis: High incidences of Gram-negative bacteria are found in neonatal nosocomial infections. Our aim was to investigate placental transmission of immunoglobulin G (IgG) reactive with lipopolysaccharide from Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli O111, O6 and O26. The total and lipopolysaccharide-specific IgM and IgG were determined in 11 maternal/umbilical-cord sera aged ≤33 weeks (GI); 21 aged >33 and
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