Passive immunization with Pneumovax(®) 23 and pneumolysin in combination with vancomycin for pneumococcal endophthalmitis

BACKGROUND: Capsule and pneumolysin (PLY) are two major virulence factors of Streptococcus pneumoniae. S. pneumoniae is one of the leading causes of bacterial endophthalmitis. The aim of this study is to determine whether passive immunization with the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (P...

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Autores principales: Sanders, Melissa E, Taylor, Sidney, Tullos, Nathan, Norcross, Erin W, Moore, Quincy C, Thompson, Hilary, King, Lauren B, Marquart, Mary E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3605314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23496928
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2415-13-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3605314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23496928
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2415-13-8

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