| Literature DB >> 17609392 |
Gowrisankar Rajam1, George M Carlone, Sandra Romero-Steiner.
Abstract
The 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide (Ps) vaccine offer protection against vaccine serotypes, but its cross-protection against vaccine-related serotypes is variable. We have demonstrated that the functional antibodies to serotype 15B are specific to the O-acetylated 15B-Ps and that they have low cross-reactivity with serotype 15C. Demonstration of functionally cross-reactive antibodies to vaccine-related serotypes is important for surveillance and vaccine development.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17609392 PMCID: PMC2043308 DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00184-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Vaccine Immunol ISSN: 1556-679X