Host immunity in the protective response to nasal immunization with a pneumococcal antigen associated to live and heat-killed <it>Lactobacillus casei</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>At present, available pneumococcal vaccines have failed to eradicate infections caused by <it>S. pneumoniae</it>. Search for effective vaccine continues and some serotype independent pneumococcal proteins are considered a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Immunology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/12/46 |