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Re: [Gnumed-devel] one more vaccinations detail
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E Dodd |
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Re: [Gnumed-devel] one more vaccinations detail |
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Sun, 12 Sep 2004 11:40:26 +1000 |
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On Sunday 12 September 2004 11:13, scaredycat wrote:
> >The magnitude of the antibody response induced by the primary vaccination
> > series is predictive of antibody persistence, and a logarithmic decline
> > of antibody levels occurs over time.
>
> Is the halving period related to level of 4 week tested antibody
> response ( why does it have to be 4 weeks postimmunization)? Can that
> relation have a formula (even
> as a predictive formula)? Or action classifier - e.g"100-200 re-test 1
> yr, > 200, re-test 5 yrs"
>
>
further down Hilmar's quoted site
Long-term studies of healthy adults and children indicate that immuno- logic
memory remains intact for at least 9 years and confers protection against
chronic HBV infection, even though anti-HBs levels may become low or decline
below detectable levels (48,51,52)
Liz
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"Don't tell me I'm burning the candle at both ends -- tell me where to
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- Re: [Gnumed-devel] one more vaccinations detail, (continued)
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] one more vaccinations detail, E Dodd, 2004/09/11
- re: [Gnumed-devel] one more vaccinations detail, scaredycat, 2004/09/10
- re: [Gnumed-devel] one more vaccinations detail, scaredycat, 2004/09/10
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] one more vaccinations detail, scaredycat, 2004/09/11
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] one more vaccinations detail, scaredycat, 2004/09/11
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] one more vaccinations detail, scaredycat, 2004/09/11
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] one more vaccinations detail, scaredycat, 2004/09/12