Reduced IL-17A Secretion Is Associated with High Levels of Pneumococcal Nasopharyngeal Carriage in Fijian Children.

Reduced IL-17A Secretion Is Associated with High Levels of Pneumococcal Nasopharyngeal Carriage in Fijian Children.

Streptococcus pneumonia (the pneumococcus) is the leading vaccine preventable cause of serious infections in infants under 5 years of age. The major correlate of protection for pneumococcal infections is serotype-specific IgG antibody. More recently, antibody-independent mechanisms of protection hav...

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Main Authors: Edwin Hoe, Laura K Boelsen, Zheng Quan Toh, Guang Wen Sun, Ghee Chong Koo, Anne Balloch, Rachel Marimla, Eileen M Dunne, Lisi Tikoduadua, Fiona M Russell, Catherine Satzke, E Kim Mulholland, Paul V Licciardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129199

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