Enhanced mucosal antibody production and protection against respiratory infections following an orally administered bacterial extract
Secondary bacterial infections following influenza infection are a pressing problem facing respiratory medicine. Although antibiotic treatment has been highly successful over recent decades, fatalities due to secondary bacterial infections remain one of the leading causes of death associated with in...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2014.00041/full |