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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Main Authors: Peter Klein Klouwenberg, Louis Bont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/628963
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