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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Geographic Variation in the Humoral Response to Pneumocystis carinii
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 167, No. 5, Year 1993
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Description
The reported incidence of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia varies in different areas of the world, but little is known about geographic variation in the antibody response to specific antigens. The frequency of anti-P, carinii antibodies in the serum of normal and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals from five different regions was compared. Serum specimens from 948 subjects were assayed for IgG antibodies to human-derived P. carinii by Western blot. The overall prevalence of anti-P. carinii antibodies was 72.9%. Among HIV-seronegative individuals, the rate of seropositivity was similar in all regions (70.5%-82.4%). Antibodies to the 30- to 40-kDa antigen were most commonly detected. The frequency ofantibodies to high-molecular- mass antigens (95, 120, and 120 kDa) demonstrated significant geographic variation. This study demonstrates that antibody responses to P. carinii are common in all areas studied but vary in frequency and pattern. © by The University of Chicago.
Authors & Co-Authors
Smulian, Alan George
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Sullivan, Donald W.
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Linke, Michael J.
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Halsey, N. A.
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Quinn, Thomas Charles
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
MacPhail, A. P.
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Avila, M. A Hernandez
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Hong, Sung-tae
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Walzer, Peter D.
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Smulian, A. G.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Sullivan, D. W.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Linke, M. J.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Halsey, Neal A.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Quinn, Thomas C.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
MacPhail, A. P.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Avila, M. A Hernandez
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Hong, S. T.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Walzer, P. D.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Smulian, A. G.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Sullivan, D. W.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Linke, M. J.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Halsey, N. A.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Quinn, T. C.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
MacPhail, Andrew Patrick
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Avila, M. A Hernandez
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Hong, S. T.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Walzer, P. D.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Smulian, A. G.
United States, Mexico City
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica
Sullivan, D. W.
United States, Mexico City
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica
Linke, M. J.
United States, Mexico City
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica
Halsey, N. A.
United States, Mexico City
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica
Quinn, T. C.
United States, Mexico City
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica
MacPhail, A. P.
United States, Mexico City
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica
Avila, M. A Hernandez
United States, Mexico City
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica
Hong, S. T.
United States, Mexico City
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica
Walzer, P. D.
United States, Mexico City
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica
Smulian, A. G.
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
Sullivan, D. W.
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
Linke, M. J.
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
Halsey, N. A.
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
Quinn, Thomas C.
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
MacPhail, A. P.
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
Avila, M. A Hernandez
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
Hong, S. T.
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
Walzer, P. D.
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
Statistics
Citations: 82
Authors: 45
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/infdis/167.5.1243
ISSN:
00221899
e-ISSN:
15376613
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study