Human antibodies to the conserved region of the M protein: Opsonization of heterologous strains of group A streptococci

Vaccine

Volumn 15, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 1805-1812

  Brandt, Evelyn R ^b   Hayman, Wendy A ^b   Currie, Bart ^a   Pruksakorn, Sumalee ^b   Good, Michael F ^b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bactericidal antibodies; Group A streptococci; M protein; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; M PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPSONIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

EID: 0030847466     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(97)00178-3     Document Type: Article

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