Passive Immunoprophylaxis for the Protection of the Mother and Her Baby: Insights from In Vivo Models of Antibody Transport

Pregnant women are at high risk for infection by pathogens. Vertical transmission of infectious agents, such as Zika, hepatitis B, and cytomegalovirus during pregnancy, remains a public health problem, associated with dire outcomes for the neonate. Thus, a safe prophylactic and therapeutic approach...

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Main Authors: Yanqun Xu, Iftekhar Mahmood, Lilin Zhong, Pei Zhang, Evi B. Struble
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7373196
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