Antibody to the outer membrane proteins is the dominant opsonic antibody in normal human serum against H. influenzae type b.

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Published in Immunology on May 01, 1989

Authors

S V Hetherington1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pediatrics, Albany Medical College, New York 12208.

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