Anthrax Vaccine Development
Antibody patterns in anthrax vaccinees reported
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 16th, 2005
"Recipients of licensed anthrax vaccine (AVA; Biothrax) could serve as a source of hyperimmune plasma and immunoglobulin for therapy and prophylaxis. We measured serum antibodies during serial weekly to biweekly plasmapheresis in 38 individuals previously vaccinated with 4 to 27 doses of AVA. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) to protective antigen (PA) and toxin neutralization assay (TNA) antibody levels were highly correlated (r=0.86930 and p<0.0001 for anti-PA...
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