Repertoire of naturally acquired maternal antibodies transferred to infants for protection against shigellosis
E. Ndungo, L. R. Andronescu, A. G. Buchwald, J. M. Lemme-Dumit, P. Mawindo, N. Kapoor, J. Fairman, M. K. Laufer, M. F. Pasetti
This study measures maternal antibodies against Shigella in mother-infant pairs in Malawi, finding high placental transfer of protein-specific IgG and LPS-specific IgG, but lower SBA and OPKA activity in cord blood.
bioRxiv · May 21, 2021Immunology