title: Time to peak serum antibody response to influenza vaccine in the elderly.
abstract: The earliest time at which serum antibody peaks following administration of influenza virus vaccine in elderly persons is not clearly defined. We compared the time intervals of 2 and 4 weeks after vaccination. A commercial trivalent vaccine containing the hemagglutinins of influenza viruses A/Texas/36/91(H1N1), A/Shangdong/9/93(H3N2), and B/Panama/45/90 was used. The hemagglutination inhibition antibody titers at 2 weeks after vaccination were identical to the hemagglutination inhibition antibody titers at 4 weeks for all three vaccine components.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hackensack University Medical Center, New Jersey 07601, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teplitzky
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dran
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cataruozolo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Munk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines