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Characterization of serum anti-diphtheria antibody activity following administration of equine anti-toxin for suspected diphtheria

Heidi L. SmithMassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Greg SaiaMassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Maria LobikinMassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Tejpratap TiwariDivision of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Su-Chun ChengDepartment of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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Deborah C. MolrineMassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2738-2741 | Received 05 Jun 2017, Accepted 28 Jul 2017, Published online: 20 Oct 2017

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