Effects of Streptococcus pneumoniae Strain Background on Complement Resistance

BACKGROUND: Immunity to infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is dependent on complement. There are wide variations in sensitivity to complement between S. pneumoniae strains that could affect their ability to cause invasive infections. Although capsular serotype is one important factor caus...

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Autores principales: Hyams, Catherine, Opel, Sophia, Hanage, William, Yuste, Jose, Bax, Katie, Henriques-Normark, Birgitta, Spratt, Brian G., Brown, Jeremy S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3192701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22022358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024581

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3192701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22022358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024581

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