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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 78:F46-F50 doi:10.1136/fn.78.1.F46
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Table 1

IgG antibodies against GBS serotypes Ia, Ib, II and III in mg/l and concentration of complement component C3c in sera of adults, premature, and full term neonates

Serum No IA1-150 IB1-150 II1-150 III1-150 C3c1-151
Adult Pooled  0.75  1.3  0.55  1.6 1.00
Full term neonatal  20  0.5  0.7  0.5  0.8 1.06
 23 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 > 0.1 0.95
 24  0.8  5.9  1.7  10.2 1.17
 28  1.3  1.2  0.7  2.6 1.06
 29 < 0.1  0.6 < 0.1  0.6 0.84
 50  0.8  3.3  1.2  5.4 0.84
 57  0.8  4.3  1.6  6.6 1.23
 61  0.7  0.6  0.5  0.6 1.06
Preterm neonatal 520 < 0.1 < 0.1  0.8  3.9 0.64
541  1.0  2.1  1.6 > 10 0.79
542 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.79
568  0.6  0.5 < 0.1  1.3 0.69
  • 1-150 Titres of GBS serotype specific IgG antibodies expressed in mg/l.

  • 1-151 Concentration of complement C3c in g/l; reference range 0.55-1.22 g/l.

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