Comparative analysis of the intracerebral mouse protection test and serological method for potency assays of pertussis component in DTP vaccine

The aim of this study was to compare the PSPT standardized in-house as an alternative to MPT for potency assays of pertussis component. Statistical analyses have showed similar pertussis potency values when PSPT was compared to MPT. Significant correlation between the potency results obtained by in...

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Main Authors: Denise Cristina Souza Matos, Rugimar Marcovistz, Andréa Marques Vieira da Silva, Wagner Quintilio, Ricardo Amaral Georgini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2012-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000200001