Reduction of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pneumoniae</named-content> Colonization and Dissemination by a Nonopsonic Capsular Polysaccharide Antibody

Reduction of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pneumoniae</named-content> Colonization and Dissemination by a Nonopsonic Capsular Polysaccharide Antibody

ABSTRACT Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization of the nasopharynx (NP) is a prerequisite for invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). The marked reduction in IPD that followed the routine use of pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccines (PCVs) has been linked to reduced NP colonization with vaccine...

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Main Authors: Christopher R. Doyle, Liise-anne Pirofski
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Microbiology
QR1-502
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f983436acea74f8598e60fdda0148a10
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