Population
66 infants and children admitted to hospital with lower respiratory tract infections
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
7 days
Authors
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Supports RSV-specific local IgA induction in children; hypothesis-generating for mucosal immunity studies.
Severe R.S. virus infection in infants and children induces a specific local IgA neutralizing antibody response in the respiratory tract.
Scott et al. (1974) studied this question.
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