Direct ex-vivo evaluation of pneumococcal specific T-cells in healthy adults.

Direct ex-vivo evaluation of pneumococcal specific T-cells in healthy adults.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is an encapsulated bacterium that causes significant global morbidity and mortality. The nasopharynxes of children are believed to be the natural reservoir of pneumococcus and by adulthood nasopharyngeal carriage is infrequent; such infrequency may be due to demonstrable pne...

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Main Authors: Aamir Aslam, Helen Chapel, Graham Ogg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3200321?pdf=render

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