Antibodies to Conserved Surface Polysaccharides Protect Mice Against Bacterial Conjunctivitis

PURPOSE: Bacterial conjunctivitis is a major problem in ocular health. Little is known about protective immune effectors in the conjunctiva. We evaluated whether opsonic antibody to the conserved surface/capsular polysaccharide poly-N-acetyl glucosamine (PNAG) expressed by Streptococcus pneumoniae a...

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Autores principales: Zaidi, Tanweer S., Zaidi, Tauqeer, Pier, Gerald B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2018
Materias:
Immunology and Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5963004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29847658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.18-23795

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5963004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29847658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.18-23795

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