Maternal vaccination with a type-III glycoconjugate protects mouse neonates against Group B Streptococcus intranasal infection

Abstract Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is generally an asymptomatic colonizer of human mucosa but it occasionally infects pregnant women and neonates through vertical transmission, causing disease during the first weeks of life with frequent and severe complications. Preclinical studies have shown tha...

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Main Authors: Emiliano Chiarot, Eleonora Naimo, Alessia Corrado, Patrizia Giannetti, Immaculada Margarit Y. Ros, Giuliano Bensi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00941-z