Preexisting influenza-specific CD4 + T cells correlate with disease protection against influenza challenge in humans
Protective immunity against influenza virus infection is mediated by neutralizing antibodies, but the precise role of T cells in human influenza immunity is uncertain. We conducted influenza infection studies in healthy volunteers with no detectable antibodies to the challenge viruses H3N2 or H1N1....
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2012
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