title: Functional antibodies to the O-acetylated pneumococcal serotype 15B capsular polysaccharide have low cross-reactivities with serotype 15C.
abstract: The 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide (Ps) vaccine offer protection against vaccine serotypes, but its cross-protection against vaccine-related serotypes is variable. We have demonstrated that the functional antibodies to serotype 15B are specific to the O-acetylated 15B-Ps and that they have low cross-reactivity with serotype 15C. Demonstration of functionally cross-reactive antibodies to vaccine-related serotypes is important for surveillance and vaccine development.
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
authors.forename: Gowrisankar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rajam
authors.forename: George M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Carlone
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romero-Steiner
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000107:Acetylation; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000276:immunology; D003429:Cross Reactions / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000276:immunology; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D012703:Serotyping; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: C414006:23-valent pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide vaccine; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines