The study will identify healthy adults who have been vaccinated against pneumococcus, and collect blood for the purpose of developing laboratory assays.
Collect serum with antibody levels capable of killing pneumococcal bacteria from healthy prevaccinated adults to develop OPA assays for the 13 serotypes in 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Enrollment
152
Large volume blood draw
Frontage Clinical Services Inc.
Secaucus, New Jersey, United States
To identify potential serum donors and obtain unit volumes of blood from these donors for use in pneumococcal opsonophagocytic assay development.
Time frame: 8 years
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