title: [Antibody response in subjects with meningococal disease and in healthy carriers of Neisseria meningitidis].
abstract: Antibodies against Neisseria meningitidis in sera of childrens suffering from cerebrospinal fever and in sera of their family contacts were assayed by serum bactericidal test, indirect immunofluorescence and passive hemagglutination. Changes in antibody titers were showed in the course of the observations in many patients but only in few contacts. The immune response during meningococcal disease and the sensitivity of different serological methods were discussed.
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000917:Antibody Formation; D002353:Carrier State / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007223:Infant; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G
vernacular_title: Risposta anticorpale in soggetti con malattia meningococcica ed in portatori sani di Neisseria meningitidis