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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Main Authors: Ota, M, Oluwalana, C, Howie, SR, Gomez, M, Ogunniyi, A, Mendy-Gomez, A, Owolabi, O, Mureithi, M, Townend, J, Secka, O, Antonio, M, Sutherland, J, Adegbola, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011