Antibody and T-cell responses during acute and convalescent stages of invasive pneumococcal disease.
OBJECTIVE: To understand the pattern of immune responses to pneumococcal proteins during invasive disease as a guide to their development as vaccine candidates. METHODS: The antibody concentration and avidity, as well as frequency of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ)-, interleukin-10 (IL-10)-, and tumor necr...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2011
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