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- Title
Cholera toxin-specific memory B cell responses are induced in patients with dehydrating diarrhea caused by Vibrio cholerae O1.
- Authors
Jayasekera, Channa R; Harris, Jason B; Bhuiyan, Saruar; Chowdhury, Fahima; Khan, Ashraful I; Faruque, Abu S G; Larocque, Regina C; Ryan, Edward T; Ahmed, Rafi; Qadri, Firdausi; Calderwood, Stephen B
- Abstract
Infection with Vibrio cholerae induces durable immunity against subsequent disease, a process hypothesized to reflect anamnestic immune responses at the intestinal mucosa. The presence of antigen-specific memory B cells may therefore be a more direct measure of protection than serum antibody responses.
- Publication
The Journal of infectious diseases, 2008, Vol 198, Issue 7, p1055
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1086/591500