Pneumococcal carriage and otitis media induce salivary antibodies to pneumococcal surface adhesin a, pneumolysin, and pneumococcal surface protein a in children. [electronic resource]
- The Journal of infectious diseases Mar 2001
- 887-96 p. digital
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
0022-1899
10.1086/319246 doi
Acute Disease Adhesins, Bacterial Adult Age Factors Antibodies, Bacterial--biosynthesis Antigens, Bacterial--immunology Bacterial Proteins--immunology Carrier Proteins--immunology Child, Preschool Female Humans Immunoglobulin A, Secretory--biosynthesis Infant Lipoproteins--immunology Male Membrane Transport Proteins Otitis Media--immunology Pneumococcal Infections--immunology Saliva--immunology Secretory Component--biosynthesis Streptococcus pneumoniae--immunology Streptolysins--immunology