Characterization of the humoral immune response during Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and global gene expression by Staphylococcus aureus in human blood.

Attempts to develop an efficient anti-staphylococcal vaccine in humans have so far been unsuccessful. Therefore, more knowledge of the antigens that are expressed by Staphylococcus aureus in human blood and induce an immune response in patients is required. In this study we further characterize the...

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Main Authors: Paul Martijn den Reijer, Nicole Lemmens-den Toom, Samantha Kant, Susan V Snijders, Hélène Boelens, Mehri Tavakol, Nelianne J Verkaik, Alex van Belkum, Henri A Verbrugh, Willem J B van Wamel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3538780?pdf=render