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A longitudinal study of natural antibody development to pneumococcal surface protein A families 1 and 2 in Papua New Guinean Highland children: a cohort study

BACKGROUND: Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA), a conserved virulence factor essential for Streptococcus pneumoniae attachment to upper respiratory tract (URT) epithelia, is a potential vaccine candidate for preventing colonisation. METHODS: This cohort study was conducted in the Asaro Valley in...

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Autores principales: Francis, Jacinta P., Richmond, Peter C., Michael, Audrey, Siba, Peter M., Jacoby, Peter, Hales, Belinda J., Thomas, Wayne R., Lehmann, Deborah, Pomat, William S., van den Biggelaar, Anita H. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5471893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28702291
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41479-016-0014-x