New vaccines against pneumonia : investigating protein-specific immune responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae using Experimental Human Pneumococcal Carriage

Infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae are a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally: S. pneumoniae is the primary bacterial agent of pneumonia, the leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age and a major cause of invasive disease in the elderly. Currently licensed vaccina...

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Main Author: Owugha, J. T.
Other Authors: Ferreira, D. M. ; Gordon, S. B.
Published: University of Liverpool 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.733958