A Nonfunctional Opsonic Antibody Response Frequently Occurs after Pneumococcal Pneumonia and Is Associated with Invasive Disease
Numerous reports on the dynamics of antipneumococcal immunity in relation to immunization with pneumococcal vaccines and on the prevalence of naturally acquired immunity in various populations have been published. In contrast, studies on the dynamics of the humoral immune response triggered by pneum...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-02-01
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| Series: | mSphere |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00925-19 |