Thesis
B cell response to pneumococcal vaccines
- Abstract:
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Streptococcus pneumoniae is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in both children and older adults, with infection resulting in invasive disease, pneumonia and otitis media. The inclusion of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in routine infant immunisation programmes has had a major impact on disease rates. Vaccine-induced protection against pneumococcal infection is thought to be mediated by the generation of persistent serotype-specific functional antibodies and antigen-s...
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+ Pollard, A
Division:
MSD
Department:
Paediatrics
Role:
Supervisor
+ Kelly, D
Division:
MSD
Department:
Paediatrics
Role:
Supervisor
Funding
+ European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases
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Trück, J
Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2014
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:9041
- Deposit date:
- 2014-10-07
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- Copyright holder:
- Trück, J
- Copyright date:
- 2014
- Notes:
- This thesis is not currently available in ORA.
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