Adult survivors of invasive pneumococcal disease exhibit defective B cell function.
Adults who have recovered from an episode of invasive pneumococcal disease demonstrate defective B cell activation in response to αδ-dex, a polyclonal polysaccharide mimic, compared with matched control subjects. The defect is not overcome by CD4(+) T cell assistance and may explain the relatively p...
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| 格式: | Journal article |
| 语言: | English |
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2011
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