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Article: Antibodies after vaccination not reduced by recurrent otitis media.
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- Vaccine Weekly
- Article date:
- August 11, 2004
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2004 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recurrent otitis media does not appear to reduce antibody levels after regular childhood vaccinations.
According to a study from the Netherlands, "Recurrent otitis media may be related to defects in specific antibody production, as suggested previously. This might be reflected in lower antibody responses to vaccinations administered in the context of the national childhood vaccination program in children suffering from recurrent otitis media. In a cross-sectional study we determined the levels of antidiphtheria, antitetanus, anti-Haemophilus influenzae type b (anti-Hib) and antimeasles antibodies in sera of 163 children ...