Neonatal and Infantile Immune Responses to Encapsulated Bacteria and Conjugate Vaccines
Encapsulated bacteria are responsible for the majority of mortality among neonates and infants. The major components on the surface of these bacteria are polysaccharides which are important virulence factors. Immunity against these components protects against disease. However, most of the polysaccha...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2008-01-01
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Series: | Clinical and Developmental Immunology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/628963 |
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