Effect of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy on nasopharyngeal antibody response to poliovirus

N Engl J Med. 1971 Jan 14;284(2):59-64. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197101142840201.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adenoidectomy / adverse effects*
  • Adenoids / immunology
  • Antibodies / analysis
  • Antibody Formation*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunodiffusion
  • Immunoglobulin G / analysis
  • Immunoglobulin M / analysis
  • Male
  • Nasopharynx / immunology*
  • Nasopharynx / microbiology
  • Neutralization Tests
  • Palatine Tonsil / immunology
  • Poliomyelitis / prevention & control
  • Poliovirus / immunology*
  • Poliovirus / isolation & purification
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral
  • Sex Factors
  • Time Factors
  • Tonsillectomy / adverse effects*
  • Vaccination
  • Virus Replication

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral