Quantitative Changes in the Immunoglobulins of Young Children during Respiratory Viral Infection and Pneumonia

Abstract

The method of simple radial immunodiffusion according to Mancini, Carbonara, Heremans was used to make a quantitative determination of three classes of immunoglobulins (A, M, G) in 40 children of 1 - 3 months old with acute respiratory diseases complicated and not complicated by pneumonia at different periods of the disease. The increase of the IgM fraction was observed during the acute phase of respiratory infection. In protracted, complicated by pneumonia course of the viro-bacterial infection a rise in immunoglobulins of all the three fractions was noted, while during the period of reconvalescence there was seen a tendency towards a drop of IgM, further increase of IgG and IgA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 05, 1974
Accession Number
ADA001195

Entities

People

  • A. V. Cheburkin
  • K. N. Prozorovskaya
  • N. N. Lebedeva
  • N. V. Esipenko
  • S. I. Trembovlya

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  • Air Force Systems Command

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  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Groups
  • Antibodies
  • Blood
  • Blood Proteins
  • Blood Transfusions
  • Chemistry
  • Children
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Foreign Technology
  • Health Services
  • Immunoglobulins
  • Infection
  • Medical Personnel
  • Public Health
  • Standards
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  • Biology
  • Medicine

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